This recipe for sugar cookie cups is super simple and another easy way to add a little festive treat for your next party or get together.
We found a mouse had been trying to eat some plastic on a knife in our utensil drawer. So when I was cleaning everything, I came across this little wooden tart shaper that I have had for many years, and hardly ever use. Since I was getting ready to bake some sugar cookies for the holidays, this mini shaper gave me the idea to try and make sugar cookie cups.
I used refrigerated sugar cookie dough to save time which made about 3 dozen cookies, but you could certainly use your own recipe.
The filling is the same buttercream frosting that I use in my thumbprint cookies and chocolate heart cookies.
They did tend to stick a little to the bottom which is why I suggest spraying the pan with vegetable oil, and make sure that you let them cool first. Use a knife around the edges to help remove the cups from the pan. I stuck to traditional colored frosting for the holidays, but you could place a different filling in the middle, such as a chocolate kiss or jam. Dress them up further with sprinkles or edible glitter. Lots of different ways to make them fun and oh so yummy.
Sugar Cookie Cups
Ingredients
- 1 package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup milk or more
- food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray mini muffin pan with vegetable oil
- Slice 1/4 inch of refrigerated cookie dough.
- Roll into a ball and place in muffin tin.
- Use wooden plunger to press the dough into the muffin tin and make a cup.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool and remove from muffin tin.
- Fill with frosting.
Buttercream Frosting
- Combine butter and sugar and mix on medium speed until combined.
- Add milk and continue to beat, add more milk if needed until you get the desire consistency for your frosting.
Denise
I had these and they are phenomenal!
Carole
Those mice are something else… hope you got them.
Anyways these cookies are so cute and would be fun for Valentines – love the bite size option.
Patti Estep
Hi Carole,
We caught a couple and haven’t seen any since, so we’ll see. I thought the same thing about Valentine’s Day. A little pink frosting with glittered sugar would look great.