The Best Sugar Cookie Cake Recipes

SUGAR COOKIE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine butter, oil, sugars and vanilla until smooth. Blend in eggs.
• Add flour, salt, cream of tarter and baking soda until blended in.
• Press dough into a greased dish.
• Bake 20 minutes watching carefully as to not over bake.

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating after each addition just until combined. Spread into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 20-25 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Spread frosting over top. Decorate with optional toppings as desired.

THE BEST SUGAR COOKIE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If butter hasn't been softened you can place in microwave for 10 seconds to *slightly* soften it.
• In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar on medium speed for 20-30 seconds; do not overbeat. While mixer is still on medium speed, add in egg, vanilla and almond extract.
• Once mixed, add in baking powder, salt, and flour (1/2 cup at a time). Be sure to measure your flour properly using the spoon & level method, as adding too much can result in dry bars. Mix until all flour disappears, typically 20-30 seconds.
• Spray a round metal 12" cookie cake pan with cooking spray, then line the bottom with parchment paper (having the grease underneath the paper will help the paper stay down).
• Drop the dough into 1 tablespoon sized chunks into the prepared pan. Use your hands or a spatula to press down the dough until it covers the pan and is smooth around the edges.Tip: If the dough is sticky, you can place another piece of parchment paper on top and continue pressing down.
• Bake cookie cake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes until edges are lightly browned. The trick to a soft sugar cookie cake is to take it out right when you see the TINIEST amount of brown around the edges. The center may look underdone and this is okay; the cake will continue to bake in the hot pan when cooling.
• Allow to cool completely before frosting (you can put the pan in the fridge on a cooling rack to speed this up).

EASY SUGAR COOKIE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Prepare a 9 inch cake pan with parchment paper in the bottom and baking spray on the sides. Set aside.
• Combine the flour, baking soda and salt in a medium sized bowl and set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugars together in a large mixer bowl on medium speed until light in color and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. You should be able to see the change in color and texture and know it's ready.
• Add the egg and mix until well combined.
• Add the vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
• Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until the dough is just well combined. Do not over mix. Once it's well combined, use a rubber spatula to help it come together to form a more cohesive ball.
• Press the cookie dough evenly into the cake pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, or until the edges just begin to turn golden.
• Allow to cool completely in the pan. It will firm up as it cools.
• Once cool, quickly invert the cookie onto a cooling rack. Quickly place another cooling rack on the bottom of the cookie (which is now facing up) and invert again, so that the cookie cake is upright.
• To make the buttercream, add the butter to a large mixer bowl and beat until smooth.
• Add about half of the powdered sugar and mix until well combined and smooth.
• Add the vanilla extract and a tablespoon of cream or water and mix until well combined and smooth.
• Add the rest of the powdered sugar and mix until smooth. Add more cream or water to get the right consistency.
• Place the buttercream in a piping bag fitted with a piping tip (I used Ateco 847) and pipe shells of frosting around the outer edge of the cake.