Fortnite, have you heard of it? If not, it’s all the rage right now with the kiddies. This is my take on V-Bucks as frosted cookies. My nephew turned 9 and really likes the game, so that’s what I made for him. I used my old standby rolled sugar cookie recipe and iced them. I’m not a pro at frosting cookies, the icing can be so finicky! I needed the frosting to harden, so that the cookies were stackable. After mixing my icing, I frosted a tester cookie and waited to do the others until I was able to see how it would firm up.
Looking at this picture, I wish I would’ve gone a little thicker on the icing. I was too afraid of running out of icing though! Next time, I will double it. Lesson learned!
Every Christmas, I bake cookies in every shape and the whole family comes over to decorate them. Not only do they turn out looking great, they taste really good too! Here’s a kickback photo from this past Christmas. See what I mean about how I decorate cookies, Ha!
Rolled Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the softened butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs. Mix until light and fluffy, scraping down sides of the bowl after about 1 min.
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In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt.
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Add half of the dry ingredient mixture to the butter mixture and mix. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add remaining dry ingredients. Mix well.
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Pat dough into a large flat circle, wrap in saran wrap and refrigerate at least 30 mins.
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On a floured surface or between 2 sheets of parchment paper, roll the dough out to at least 1/2 an inch in thickness.
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Cut into desired shapes and place on cookie sheet.
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Refrigerate cookie shapes for at least 30 mins prior to baking.
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Bake at 375 for 8-10 mins. Cookies will still appear pale and only slightly golden on sides. Let cool completely before frosting.
Recipe Notes
This makes a soft, sticky dough. That's why refrigerating the dough before rolling is key. If you're still having trouble rolling with flour, place the dough between 2 sheets of parchment paper to roll.
