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Copycat Swig Cookies

Make Swig's famous sugar cookies at home! These copycat Swig cookies are THICK and delicious, topped with a creamy frosting.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Total Time18 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36
Author: Lil' Luna

Ingredients

Cookie

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • cup sugar
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup sugar

Frosting

  • 6 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 4 tablespoons milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-2 drops pink food coloring

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly grease a cookie sheet. Set aside.
  • In the stand of a mixer, cream together butter, oil, sugars, sour cream, and eggs. Mix until well combined and fluffy.
  • In another bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Slowly add to your creamed mixture and mix until combined.
  • Roll dough into 1½ inch balls and place on a greased cookie sheet.
  • Place ¼ cup sugar in a separate bowl. Lightly grease the bottom of a glass with cooking spray. Dip the bottom of the glass into the sugar and then press down onto each dough ball to make it about 3 inches in diameter to give the cookies their cracked edges.
  • Bake for 8-9 minutes and let sit on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a cookie rack.

Frosting

  • While the cookies are cooling, cream the butter, powdered sugar, 1 drop of food coloring, and vanilla extract. Mix well and add the desired amount of milk to get it the desired thickness. I add 3-4 tablespoons.
  • Spread frosting on cookies right before serving.

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Notes

Recipe notes. I rolled my dough balls to be 1½-inch in diameter. Using a cup with a 2½-inch base diameter, I pressed cookies to a ⅜-inch thickness and 3-inch diameter. When cookies were cooked they were 3½-inches wide.
Store frosted cookies in an airtight container separating layers with wax paper or parchment paper. Keep at room temperature for 3-4 days, 5-7 days in the refrigerator, or 3 months in the freezer. 

Nutrition

Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 183mg | Potassium: 38mg | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.9mg