Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Frosting. Yesterday I was making the original Sugar Cookie Squares with Vanilla Frosting and was thinking of what other combinations would be good with these squares. The best that came to mind, these Sugar Cookie Squares frosted with decadent White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Frosting. These gluten free chocolate sugar cookies can either be rolled into balls and baked or made into The frosting is optional, but recommended! It's a simple chocolate frosting that's silky smooth and I seldom bake with white refined flour and so I am always looking for goodies with alternative flour's. White Chocolate Sugar Cookies are the perfect Valentine's Day treat!

If you want to whip up some sugar cookies for Valentine's Day, but want to skip the royal icing and difficult decorations, opt for this quick and delicious alternative — "frost" your cookies with melted chocolate instead. GREAT frosting for sugar cookies or christmas cookies. Sets well so you can put the cookies in a tin or bag! You can have Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Frosting using 11 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Frosting

Prepare 1 cup of unsalted Butter at room temperature.
Prepare 1 cup of granulated Sugar.
You need 1 teaspoon of Vanilla essence.
You need 1 teaspoon of Baking powder.
It's 2 of large Eggs 1 whole and 1 white part only.
You need 2 - 3/4 cup of All purpose flour.
It's 1 pinch of Salt.
Prepare of Frosting.
You need 1/2 cup of white Chocolate chips.
Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of red Food colour.
You need 1 tablespoon of Sugar ball sprinkles.

The cream of tartar gives it that twinge and its not very good with a sugar cookie. So this was a better choice. I also added some Wilton's white white. This chocolate sugar cookie recipe is adapted from my recipe: the easiest vegan sugar cookies.

Sugar Cookies with White Chocolate Frosting instructions

Place the butter, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, and salt in the mixer..
Beat until a paste forms..
Add 1 egg and beat until it is absorbed..
Transfer to a plate..
Add the flour and mix with hand until just combined..
Keep the dough in the refrigerator for an hour to chill so that you can easily shape them..
When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 180ºC..
Line a baking tray with baking paper or silicon baking mat..
Take small lime size portion of the dough, roll in between your palm, press a little to flatten and place in the baking sheet..
Make the egg white wash by beating the egg white with 1 tablespoon of water until foamy..
Brush the top of each cookie with the egg white wash..
Bake in the oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are just barely brown..
Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before moving to a wire cooling rack..
For the Chocolate frosting melt 1/2 cup of white chocolate chips in microwave or double broiler method..
Add some food colour and mix..
Pour this slightly cool melted chocolate over the cool cookies..
Sprinkle some colourful sugar balls or simply granulated sugar..
Let the chocolate set completely and serve..

And really, it's just as easy! No chilling of dough or any waiting around. This is a place where you could use some beet juice for coloring if you prefer, OR just leave the frosting white, it will be just as good! The Grapefruit Sugar Cookie with White Chocolate Buttercream was topped with some grapefruit zest for a touch more fresh citrus flavor. The white chocolate buttercream is silky smooth and is the perfect accompaniment to the grapefruit sugar cookie.