Description
Homemade Pastel Sugar Cookie Sandwiches are soft, buttery cookies tinted in five pastel shades—pink vanilla, lavender, mint, sky blue, and peach—sandwiched with creamy vanilla frosting. Perfect for Easter, baby showers, birthdays, or any celebration, they’re easy to customize with 5 pastel flavors. The result is a cute, crowd-pleasing treat that looks as delightful as it tastes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Gel food coloring (pastel colors)
Filling:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1–2 tbsp milk or cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until dough forms.
- Divide dough into portions and tint each with pastel food coloring.
- Roll dough into small balls and place on baking sheets.
- Flatten slightly with the bottom of a glass.
- Bake for 8–10 minutes until set but not browned.
- Cool completely.
- Beat filling ingredients until smooth and fluffy.
- Pipe or spread frosting onto half the cookies and sandwich with remaining cookies.
Notes
- Keep colors vibrant by using gel food coloring; avoid liquid colors that may alter dough consistency.
- Do not overbake; bake until just set to keep cookies soft.
- Cool cookies completely before filling to prevent frosting from melting.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days for best freshness.
- Frosting can be thinned with additional milk if a thinner consistency is desired.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 40 mg
Keywords: Pastel sugar cookies, sandwich cookies, vanilla frosting, Easter cookies, pastel desserts, birthday cookies, cookie sandwiches, soft sugar cookies, kid-friendly treats