Description
These homemade Crumbl sugar cookies are soft, thick, and topped with a smooth pink almond frosting. Inspired by the original Crumbl favorite, they’re simple to make and perfect for chilling, gifting, or just treating yourself to bakery-level flavor at home.
Ingredients
3/4 cup (166g) salted butter, softened
3/4 cup (173g) granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups (354g) all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
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1/4 cup (56g) salted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups (161g) powdered sugar
1/8 – 1/4 tsp almond extract
1 – 3 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Pink food coloring
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone liner.
2. Cream together the butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add in the eggs and vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
4. Add flour and baking powder. Mix until a soft dough forms.
5. Scoop 1 1/2 tbsp dough per cookie, roll into balls, and slightly flatten.
6. Bake for 9–11 minutes until cookies are puffed and the centers are set.
7. Let cookies cool completely on the pan.
8. For the frosting, beat the butter until smooth.
9. Gradually mix in powdered sugar, almond extract, and heavy cream.
10. Add a toothpick amount of pink food coloring and mix well.
11. Frost the cooled cookies and chill for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
Don’t overbake, The cookies should stay pale.
Use gel food coloring sparingly for a light pink hue.
Chilling the cookies after frosting helps set the texture and flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 204
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 112mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0.4g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 41mg