Description
Crumbl Pink Sugar Cookies are thick, soft, buttery sugar cookies topped with a smooth pink almond-flavored frosting. This copycat recipe recreates the iconic bakery cookie at home using simple ingredients and easy steps for perfect results every time.
Ingredients
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For the Cookies:
- 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (200g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 3/4 cups (343g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Pink Frosting:
- 1/2 cup (113g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (240g) powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1–2 drops pink gel food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar: Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2–3 minutes.
- Add wet ingredients: Mix in egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract until combined.
- Add dry ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt separately, then mix into dough just until combined.
- Shape cookies: Scoop about 1/4 cup dough per cookie, place on baking sheet, and gently flatten.
- Bake: Bake for 9–11 minutes until just set. Do not overbake. Cool completely.
- Make frosting: Beat butter, powdered sugar, almond extract, and milk until smooth. Add pink food coloring.
- Frost cookies: Spread or swirl frosting onto cooled cookies and let set before serving.
Notes
- Almond extract: This is key to the authentic Crumbl flavor—don’t skip it.
- Soft cookies: Slightly underbake for thick, pillowy centers.
- Mini cookies: Use 1 tablespoon dough and reduce bake time by 2–3 minutes.
- Storage: Store frosted cookies in an airtight container up to 3 days.
- Freezing: Freeze unfrosted cookies up to 2 months and frost before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 32g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
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