Description
Pastel Sugar Cookie Sandwiches are a spring dessert featuring soft pasteltinted sugar cookies sandwiched with light vanilla buttercream.Each bite offers a melt‑in‑the‑mouth texture, a subtle vanilla flavor, and a pop of color that makes them perfect for Easter gatherings and birthday parties too.The recipe uses simple pantry staples—flour, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla—and can be easily scaled for larger crowds or small batches, delivering an Instagram‑worthy treat that looks as good as it tastes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups all‑purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Gel food coloring (pastel pink, lavender, mint, sky blue, etc.)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; add egg and vanilla.
- Gradually mix in dry ingredients.
- Divide dough, tint with gel colors, and shape into balls.
- Flatten balls, bake 8‑10 minutes, then cool.
- Beat powdered sugar and heavy cream for buttercream.
- Pipe buttercream between matching cookies.
- Optional: roll edges in sprinkles.
- Store in airtight container.
Notes
- For a smoother buttercream
- chill it briefly before piping. If dough feels sticky
- chill for 15 minutes before scooping.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 cookies
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 80mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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