Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies with Nutella Frosting

Who doesn't love sugar cookies?

They are the ultimate holiday cookie, or the anytime cookie, that will never cease to disappoint.

However this time i decided to make my sugar cookies with whole wheat flour in order to sneak some nutrition into my sons picky diet. 

Needless to say the score is Mom: 1 James: 0

While making these please be prepared for a ton of cookies dough! 

Luckily it freezes beautifully : )

DRY INGREDIENTS 

• 6 cups white whole wheat flour, I prefer to use the King Arthur brand
• 2 teaspoons of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of salt 

(mix all together in a separate bowl)

WET INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup shortneing 
• 2 cups sugar 
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla 
• 1 cup sour cream    

DIRECTIONS 

Blend all wet ingredients together until smooth 

Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients 

Cover and place in the fridge for a few hours 

Roll out your cookie dough and use your favorite cookie cutter

Bake at 400 degrees for 7-8 minutes

Let cool.

While your waiting for them to cool you can go ahead and make the frosting. 

You can use whatever recipe you would like for frosting but i prefer to make Nutella Frosting, our favorite.

NUTELLA FROSTING

I prefer to use my stand mixer for this while keeping it on the lowest setting, the slower you go the smoother your frosting will be. 

Beat 1 cup (2 sticks) of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature, for about 3 minutes or longer until its smooth and creamy.  

Add 2 cups confectioners sugar and blend well, it should be slighty thick at this point.

Add 3/4 cup Nutella and mix until completely blended

Add 3-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Add a pinch of salt, or more upon a taste test, and your ready for take off

If the you want the frosting thicker, add more confectioners sugar.

Thinner, add more cream.

Enjoy!

-Ginger out