Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Mini Cakes Recipe

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I don’t know if you’ve noticed or not (it’s kind of my life, so I noticed), but there is a mega wave of blogger cookbooks happening at the moment! (and, by the way, I’m giving away 12 of them plus a KitchenAid stand mixer!! You can enter to win here.)

I’ll be doing reviews for quite a few of them in the coming weeks, and I’m super excited to introduce this first one to you: Smart Cookie, by Christi Johnstone who authors the fantabulous blog, Love From the Oven.

Christi produces nothing but GORGEOUS work (um, hello pumpkin cupcakes with cinnamon swirl frosting!), and her book is completely stunning. Not to mention, it’s so much fun!! It’s all about taking store-bought, pre-made cookies and turning them into something completely different.

Like Lofthouse Sugar Cookies, for instance.

I was instantly drawn to this recipe in Christi’s book. I have absolutely no resistance-power when it comes to Lofthouse sugar cookies to start with, but making them into the most adorable mini cakes ever is just way too much cute-ness for me to ever say no to!

I love, love, love that you can adapt these so easily to any holiday throughout the year. In Christi’s book, she’s used the iconic pink frosted cookies (which I heart, and, now come to think of it, would have been super appropriate for BCA in October!). But look at how cute orange and purple are for Halloween!

There is always a fun variety of seasonal colors to choose from all year long. And I’ve even noticed some new flavors too! Recently I saw Apple Cider Lofthouse Cookies and Maple Lofthouse cookies– how fun would those flavors be in these cakes?!

These cakes are so, so, SO simple to make. And so freaking adorable. I mean…. just really.

And there are so many other amazingly fun and cute ideas in Christi’s book!! I’m providing a link to buy it on Amazon, but I’ve already seen it in my local Barnes & Noble– so that’s an option too! Either way, be sure to pick up a copy. It’s such a bright, beautiful addition to any cookbook collection.

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Lofthouse Sugar Cookie Mini Cakes

Yield: 6 cookie cakes

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Ingredients

• 12 soft bakery frosted cookies (like Lofthouse)
• 16-ounce can frosting
• 1/2 cup sprinkles

Instructions

1. Cut out each cookie with a round cookie cutter (should be slightly smaller than the cookies), making them all exactly the same size and shape.
2. Place six of the cookies onto a serving plate OR onto a parchment lined work space (I preferred frosting mine on parchment then using a spatula to move them to the serving plate). Place a cookie on top of each cookie, frosting side down, pressing gently (you can even add a little canned frosting in between the cookies to act as a "glue").
3. Spread the frosting on the tops and sides of each cookie cake (the more frosting you add at once, the easier time you'll have spreading-- plan to use the whole can!).
4. Garnish each cookie cake with sprinkles. You can even do some decorative piping!