Sugar Cookie Cups with Coconut Buttercream Frosting

Name: Sugar Cookie Cups with Coconut Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 11 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Ingredients: cooking spray; 1 (16.5 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough; 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, or as needed; ¾ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted; 3 tablespoons canned coconut milk, or more as needed; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; ¼ cup colored sugar (optional); ¼ cup candy sprinkles (optional); ¼ cup shredded coconut (optional)

Rating: 4 stars

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Adorable mini sugar cookie cups are filled with swirls of coconut buttercream frosting for easy, irresistible two-bite desserts. Customize them for any holiday or occasion by adding colorful sprinkles and candies. Perfect for showers, cookie swaps, and bake sales, too.

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Recipe Summary

prep:

20 mins

cook:

11 mins

total:

36 mins

additional:

5 mins

Servings:

Yield:

24 cookies

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.

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Step 2

Scoop up 2 teaspoons of cookie dough and roll into a ball. Place the ball in the prepared tin. Repeat with remaining cookie dough.
Step 3

Dip the bottom of a shot glass in flour and use to press each ball of dough into a cup shape; the top of each cup should be about 1/4 inch below the rim of the tin.
Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Press again with the shot glass to reinforce the cup shape. Continue baking cookie cups until very lightly browned, about 1 minute more. Cool in the tin for 5 minutes. Transfer carefully to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 5

Beat butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time, until well blended. Add coconut milk and coconut extract; beat at high speed until frosting is light and fluffy. Add 1 tablespoon coconut milk if frosting is too thick.
Step 6

Spoon or pipe frosting into each cookie cup. Decorate with colored sugar, candy sprinkles, and shredded coconut.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

232 calories; 12.1 g total fat; 17 mg cholesterol; 72 mg sodium. 30.9 g carbohydrates; 0.9 g protein; Full Nutrition

Reviews (2)

Most helpful positive review

MNiles

06/03/2018

I used store bought cookie mix baked it by the tablespoon full in a mini muffin tin undercooked it ever so slightly & used the end of my French rolling pin to compress the center into a cup shape. Then I filled the cups with Swiss meringue buttercream flavored coconut and dipped them in toasted coconut flakes. Such a cute idea and a big hit both times I ve made them. Thank you for sharing! Read More

Most helpful critical review

Dalee

04/18/2017

The idea is adorable, however the frosting is super sweet and with the sugar cookie cup makes it a little too much to handle. I changed up the way it was put together by filling the shallow cups with shredded coconut adding just a little frosting on top and drizzling melted chocolate over the top to keep everything together. Read More

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