Sugar Free Lofthouse Style Cookies are a great tasting alternative cookie idea.
I like how tasty these cookies are too!
Sugar Free Lofthouse Style Cookies
This is a sugar free version of the popular Lofthouse style cookie.
These cookies are known as a frosted and fluffier version of the usual sugar cookie.
Did you try my recipe for the Best Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies?
That chocolate chips cookie recipe is also a sugar free version of a popular cookie.
This recipe however, has no chocolate chips as it is more of a sugar cookie.
Lofthouse cookies are frosted and then topped with sprinkles. You can find sugar free sprinkles here./
People ask why are Lofthouse cookies so good.
Lofthouse cookies are not like your normal everyday cookie.
They are more like a cookie that is treated like a cake or a cupcake.
Lofthouse cookies are a sugar cookie that resembles a cake only, on a smaller scale.
Like with cakes and cupcakes, Lofthouse cookies are fluffy but, on a smaller scale.
They are also frosted and then decorated.
Everyone wants to know what are they called Lofthouse cookies too.
In the scheme of cookie recipes this one is a newer recipe rather than a cookie that your grandmother may have made. Lofthouse cookies have only been around for about 25 years or so.
The story of their origin has to do with the original makers of this cookie.
They were a mass-produced cookie that resembled a bakery cookie (frosting, sprinkles..).
People really liked the cookie and hence, the many copycat versions.
Here are some tips for making Lofthouse Style Cookies.
This cookie recipe calls for using cake flour. Cake flour is a lighter flour than the usual all purpose flour.
Here are some more tips for you.
- The leavening of the cookie is essential to the recipe as this is what makes the Loft Style cookie so fluffy. For this reason, please make sure that you are using fresh baking powder for best results.
- Refrigerating the cookies before baking them is an important step in this recipe. Please make sure that your cookies are refrigerated before baking them.
- After baking these cookies, they should be cooled on the baking sheet. Allow these cookies to cool completely before frosting them.
How to store Lofthouse cookies.
These cookies should be stored in an air tight container. They should keep in a refrigerator for up to a week or frozen for a couple of months.
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A few notes about this Lofthouse cookies recipe.
Lofthouse cookies are known as a fluffy sugar free cookie that has been frosted and has sprinkles on top. To get the fluffy texture of this cookie, it is essential that you use the ingredients as stated and follow the directions.
To make this recipe you will need sugar free frosting.
You can purchase sugar free frosting here.
I also have many sugar free frosting recipes that you can use as well.
Sugar Free Lofthouse cookies ingredients
- Cake Flour- 2 ¼ cups.
- Baking Powder- 2 teaspoons.
- Salt- ½ teaspoon.
- Butter- ½ cup, softened to room temperature.
- Cream Cheese- 3 ounces, softened to room temperature.
- Granular Sugar Alternative- ¾ cup. Please use a granular sugar alternative that measures 1:1 with sugar and can be baked with.
- Eggs- 2, at room temperature.
- Vanilla Extract- 2 teaspoons.
- Sugar Free Frosting.
- Sugar Free Sprinkles.
How to make this sugar free Lofthouse cookies recipe.
- Use a whisk or sifter to combine together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set this aside.
- Next, in a mixer, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar alternative. Then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Then add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the mixing bowl and mix until just combined. Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and place it into the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 and prep two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Use a scoop to scoop out the cookies and place them onto the cookie sheets. Flatten the cookies before baking. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes. They will not change color and will probably be a bit soft in the center when you remove them from the oven. Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheets.
- When the cookies have fully cooled, you can remove them from the cookie sheets, frost them, and add the sugar free sprinkles.
The Recipe Card for Sugar Free Lofthouse Style Cookies
Sugar Free Lofthouse Style Cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups Cake Flour
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ cup Butter -see post for details
- 3 oz Cream Cheese
- ¾ cup Monk Fruit -see post for details and alternatives.
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- Sugar Free Frosting -see post for details and alternatives.
- Sugar Free Sprinkles -see post for details and alternatives.
Instructions
- Use a whisk or sifter to combine together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Set this aside.
- Next, in a mixer, cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar alternative. Then add the eggs and vanilla extract. Then add the dry ingredients from the first bowl to the mixing bowl and mix until just combined. Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap and place it into the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350 and prep two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Use a scoop to scoop out the cookies and place them onto the cookie sheets. Flatten the cookies before baking. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes. When the cookies have fully cooled, you can remove them from the cookie sheets, frost them, and add the sugar free sprinkles.
Recipe Notes
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Nutritional Information is only an estimate and can vary especially with ingredients that are used. See thesugarfreediva.com for details on this recipe.
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