Oatmeal and raisin cookies are delicious, but if you have a particularly sweet tooth, you might find they just don’t hit the spot.
If you like the idea of the oatmeal cookie but haven’t quite found a recipe to fall in love with, then give this frosted variety a try.
A simple layer of frosting can transform an oatmeal cookie into something special. It pairs perfectly with the delicate spicing of the cookie and the unusual texture of the oats.
A snickerdoodle isn’t exactly a recipe that needs reinvention, but if you’re looking for a new way to spice up your holiday cookie tray, try these frosted chai spice snickerdoodle cookies.
Rolled in a mixture of cinnamon, sugar, and chai spices, the outside of the cookie becomes crunchy when baked, while the inside stays chewy.
It’s the perfect contrast for the smooth vanilla frosting that’s used to finish the cookies. Serve at Thanksgiving, or for a sophisticated Halloween get-together.
Lemon is a fresh and fun flavor, perfect for spring and summertime.
These frosted lemon cookies use a combination of lemon zest and lemon juice to create a burst of flavor in every bite.
The sugary frosting also helps to increase the sweetness levels, for a delightful sunny day cookie. Because the frosting is quite thick, use a piping bag to create a delicate decoration.
It’s best to juice and zest straight from the lemon, rather than from a bottle. This will give a fresher flavor, and an irresistible fragrance.
When the leaves start turning and there’s a touch of chill in the air, you know it’s time to start adding pumpkin to all your recipes.
That includes your frosted cookie favorites!
Pumpkin cookies are an excellent way to ease you into the fall baking season, and prepare you for the pumpkin-spiced treats you can look forward to over the next few weeks!
You’ll often see pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting, but this brown sugar frosting is amazing.
You’ll want to eat it by the spoon, but make sure you save enough for a healthy heaping on every cookie.
Looking for something different to hand out to trick-or-treaters, or serve at your Halloween party? Use black frosting with sugar shapes and sprinkles to create spooky sugar cookies!
This is the perfect bake to make with children, although be careful when using black food dye.
It has a tendency to stain everything it touches, including skin, clothes, and furniture.
There’s no need to chill or cut the dough for this recipe, so you can get the kids involved with making the shapes.
Peppermint and chocolate are both classic holiday flavorings, and these peppermint frosted chocolate cookies are sure to be a hit at your next party.
If you’re the kind of person that (wrongly) believes chocolate and mint taste like toothpaste, then prepare to change your mind!
This recipe uses peppermint extract for a fresher flavor with none of that toothpaste aftertaste.
Decorate with a thick layer of the smooth icing, and finish with a sprinkle of crushed candy canes to create a glittering effect.
Final Thoughts
Frosting isn’t just a way to add sweetness and decoration to a cookie.
It can also bring new complementary flavors, create interestingly contrasting textures, and even refresh a standard cookie recipe.
If you really love to experiment, try mixing and matching some of our frosting and cookie recipes. It might go wrong from time to time, but when it goes right, it’s sure to be spectacular.
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