Copycat Swig Sugar Cookie Recipe
Buttery, chewy sugar cookies with crinkly edges topped with creamy frosting. These copycat swig cookies are to die for!
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 cup salted butter softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp milk
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 large eggs
- 5 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- ¼ cup of sugar for pressing cookies
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup soft butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- dash of salt
- 1 Tbsp milk if needed
- a few drops of red food coloring
Instructions
- Beat butter, oil, and sugar in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in milk, vanilla, almond extract, and eggs.
- Combine flour, salt, baking soda, and cream of tartar in a separate bowl. Stir into the wet ingredients till thoroughly combined.
- Roll dough into 1 1/4" balls. Place the cookie dough balls at least 2 inches apart on a lightly greased or silpat-lined cookie sheet.
- Pour the 1/4 cup sugar into a shallow dish. Dip the bottom of a glass in the sugar and flatten cookies till they are between 1/4" and 1/2" thick.
- Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Let the cookies sit on the pan for 3-5 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack and cool completely.
- For frosting: Beat cream cheese and butter till smooth. Beat in powdered sugar, vanilla, almond extract, and salt. Add milk as needed to make a spreadable consistency. If desired, add food coloring to make a pink frosting.
- Spread the frosting on top of the cooled cookies.
Notes
- I use a large cookie scoop to form my cookies. They are about 2 tablespoons, and weigh 1 ounce. Baking time will vary if your cookies are a different size.
- Cookies will last up to a week at room temp, longer in the fridge.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 86mgPotassium: 26mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 169IUCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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