Description
Delicate rose sugar cookies infuse classic sweetness with elegant floral notes from France’s romantic culinary traditions. Rose-scented butter and delicate pink glaze create an enchanting dessert that transports you to a Parisian patisserie with each delightful bite.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 4.5 cups all-purpose flour (563 g)
- 1.5 cups sugar (200 g)
- 3 large eggs
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature (12 oz / 340 g)
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature (8 oz / 227 g)
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 4.5 teaspoons baking powder (20 g)
- 0.75 teaspoon salt
- 5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract, or 2 teaspoons lemon juice
Additional Ingredients:
- 0.75 cups powdered sugar (375–448 g)
- milk or cream as needed
Instructions
- Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in one bowl. In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until airy and pale, approximately 2-3 minutes to ensure optimal cookie texture.
- Incorporate eggs individually, beating thoroughly after each addition. Gently fold in vanilla extract. Gradually blend dry ingredients, mixing minimally to prevent toughening—stop when no flour streaks remain.
- Refrigerate dough for one hour, allowing ingredients to harmonize and preventing excessive cookie spread during baking.
- Heat oven to 350°F. Form dough into uniform balls using a scoop, then gently press onto parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining adequate spacing for potential expansion.
- Bake 10-12 minutes until edges turn delicately golden and centers appear set. Allow cookies to rest momentarily on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack.
- Whip butter until silky. Gradually integrate powdered sugar, mixing continuously. Introduce vanilla and lemon extract, blending until frosting achieves light, spreadable consistency. Adjust thickness with milk or cream if needed.
Notes
- Chill the dough thoroughly to prevent excessive spreading and enhance flavor concentration during baking.
- Use room temperature butter and eggs for smoother, more evenly mixed cookie dough that ensures consistent texture.
- Avoid overmixing the dough to maintain a tender, delicate cookie crumb that melts in your mouth.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 50 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg