Best 16 Best Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the timeless classic of sour cream sugar cookies, where sweet and tangy flavors blend harmoniously. These delightful treats offer a delectable balance of soft, chewy interiors and crispy edges. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, this article will guide you through the process of crafting the perfect sour cream sugar cookies. From gathering the essential ingredients to mastering the art of chilling the dough, each step is meticulously explained to ensure a successful baking experience. So, prepare to tantalize your taste buds with these irresistible morsels of goodness as we embark on a culinary journey to create the "best sour cream sugar cookies."

Let's cook with our recipes!

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES RECIPE



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These Sour Cream Sugar Cookies are fluffy with a great soft texture. They're great for Christmas baking and you can frost them or add sprinkles.

Provided by Kimberly Stroh

Categories     Recipes

Time 1h32m

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 ½ Cups White Granulated Sugar
1 Cup Butter
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs
1 Cup Sour Cream
5 Cups All-purpose Flour
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

Steps:

  • Cream together white sugar, butter or margarine, vanilla, and eggs. Add sour cream.
  • Mix together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Gradually add to the egg-sugar mixture. Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Divide the dough into thirds and place 1/3 onto wax paper. Roll the dough out, in-between the wax paper, to 1/4 inch thick. Repeat with the remaining dough.
  • Place dough back into the refrigerator, between the wax paper and on cookie sheets, until you're ready to bake. Cut out cookies. Add sprinkles, if desired.
  • Bake on cookie sheet, with silicone mat, for 10 - 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 158 calories, Carbohydrate 22 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 28 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 7 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 2 grams protein, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, ServingSize 1, Sodium 125 grams sodium, Sugar 9 grams sugar, TransFat 0 grams trans fat, UnsaturatedFat 2 grams unsaturated fat

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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I make these cookies for my family and our neighbors every Valentine's Day. The heart-shaped treats stay soft for at least a week, and they look so pretty frosted bright pink and then piped with lacy frosting. -Carolyn Walton, Smoot, Wyoming

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 1h30m

Yield about 4-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 cup sour cream
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
FROSTING:
1 cup butter, softened
9 cups confectioners' sugar
3 teaspoons vanilla extract
2/3 to 3/4 cup 2% milk
Paste food coloring

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until easy to handle. , On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter. , Place 1 in. apart on baking sheets lightly coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Add enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Tint with food coloring. Decorate cookies as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 197 calories, Fat 8g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 16mg cholesterol, Sodium 84mg sodium, Carbohydrate 30g carbohydrate (22g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES I



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Soft sugar cookies =)

Provided by Janel Deppe

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 30

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
5 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
2 tablespoons evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
⅛ teaspoon salt
4 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Cream together 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Add sour cream.
  • Mix together 5 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder and baking soda. Gradually add to the egg-sugar mixture.
  • Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Roll out on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 10 - 12 minutes.
  • To Make Frosting: In small bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat together the softened cream cheese and evaporated milk until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt and confectioners' sugar. Beat until well blended. Color as desired and frost cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.7 calories, Carbohydrate 42.6 g, Cholesterol 40.6 mg, Fat 11 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 182.9 mg, Sugar 25.9 g

ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 50m

Yield 36 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
4 cups flour, plus more for dusting
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the granulated sugar and butter until fluffy and pale. Add the eggs and mix until incorporated, then add in the vanilla and finally add the sour cream, mixing until well blended.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. With the mixer set to low speed, add the dry ingredients to the butter and mix until well combined. Chill in the refrigerator for about 20 minutes.
  • Dust a clean surface with flour. Roll out the dough and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Place each on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes. Cool the cookies completely.
  • For the frosting: In a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment, whip the butter until soft and creamy. Add the confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla and salt. Cream together until fluffy. Spread the frosting over the cookies, about 2 heaping tablespoons per 3-inch cookie.

BEST SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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Enjoy a holiday-ready dessert with these tender cookies. You get plenty of classic sugar-cookie flavor and a blank canvas for decorating! -Kathleen Caddy, Tempe, Arizona

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/3 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1/3 cup sour cream
1/8 teaspoon lemon extract
1-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Colored sugar or sprinkles, optional

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, sour cream and extract. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and nutmeg; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Divide dough in half. Shape one half into a 5-in.-long roll. Wrap in plastic; place in a resealable plastic freezer bag. May be frozen for up to 3 months. Cover and refrigerate remaining dough for 1 hour or until easy to handle., On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles if desired., Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely., To use frozen cookie dough: Remove dough from the freezer 1 hour before baking. Unwrap and cut into 12 slices. Place 1 in. apart on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles if desired., Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 85 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES II



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This is the recipe my mother-in-law always used for cut-out cookies.

Provided by MJK

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 8

½ cup butter
½ cup lard
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
3 tablespoons sour cream
½ teaspoon baking soda
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Cream butter, lard and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Mix sour cream and baking soda together and add to egg mixture. Add flour and salt and mix well.
  • Chill dough until firm enough to roll.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
  • Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutter. It's wise to keep dough in refrigerator between rolling out batches. Bake for 5 - 7 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.7 calories, Carbohydrate 12.3 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 2.2 g, Sodium 42.4 mg, Sugar 6.3 g

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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These are my husband's favorite Christmas cookies. The recipe was passed down to me from his mother. The frosting is absolutely delicious!

Provided by Liz

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 2h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
⅓ cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Beat white sugar and 1 cup butter together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat sour cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract into butter mixture.
  • Stir flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to sour cream mixture and stir well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
  • Roll cookie dough out on a floured surface to 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 3-inch round cookies and place onto prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies spring back when lightly touched in the center, 10 to 12 minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Beat 1/3 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth. Spread frosting over cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1104.6 calories, Carbohydrate 148.3 g, Cholesterol 218.7 mg, Fat 52.3 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 12.5 g, SaturatedFat 31.9 g, Sodium 819.2 mg, Sugar 90.2 g

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES WITH SOUR CREAM



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Traveling to a holiday party or cookie exchange, why not take along a plateful of these soft cutouts? "When these cookies are in the oven, the aroma brings my children running!" says Phyllis Kaiser of Ovid, New York. "They freeze well, so you can make them ahead, and you can cut them into any shape for different occasions."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 3-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup sour cream
Colored sugar or sprinkles, optional

Steps:

  • In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Divide dough in half., On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. Using a floured spatula, place shapes 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles if desired. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts :

SUGAR COOKIES WITH SOUR CREAM



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As a city kid, I was always eager to visit my grandparents on their Oklahoma farmstead. There I acquired my taste for country food, like these tender cookies with buttery icing.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 9 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sour cream
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
Food coloring, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition (dough will be sticky). Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle. , On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes with floured cookie cutters., Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Add food coloring if desired. Frost cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 126mg sodium, Carbohydrate 27g carbohydrate (16g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

BIG SOFT SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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Make and share this Big Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Erin Justice

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h20m

Yield 5 dozen, 60 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, melted
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 cups flour, sifted

Steps:

  • Dissolve baking soda and salt in Sour cream.
  • Mix butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs and vanilla.
  • Mix in Sour cream mixture.
  • Slowly add flour, and mix well.
  • Chill for at least one hour.
  • Roll out and cut with your favorite shapes (Be sure not to roll too thin).
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
  • Let cookies cool, and decorate with your favorite Icing(I prefer Royal Icing).

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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Make and share this Old-fashioned Sour Cream Sugar Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by foodchef2

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking powder
4 cups flour

Steps:

  • Combine baking soda and sour cream.
  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each.
  • Blend in vanilla.
  • Blend in sour cream and baking soda.
  • Combine baking powder and flour and add to sour cream mixture.
  • Refrigerate until easy to handle, usually at least an hour.
  • Roll out dough about 1/2 inch thick and cut into shapes.
  • Bake at 325F(Note:temp varies or different ovens)for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.6, Fat 4.1, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 19.4, Sodium 60.9, Carbohydrate 9.8, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 3.5, Protein 1.3

AWESOME SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES WITH HOMEMADE ICING



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This recipe was passed down through the generations from my Great Grandmother. It has been a tradition in our family to make them every Christmas and it becomes an all-day event where we make cookies all morning and decorate them all afternoon. The recipe is pretty simple and the most time-consuming part of the process is decorating, especially when you're in my family and it becomes an artistic competition!

Provided by Kay14

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h12m

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 14

3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (16 ounce) bag powdered sugar (equivalent of 2 boxes)
1/2 cup butter (do not use margarine)
1 tablespoon almond extract
0.5 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
food coloring
candy sprinkles

Steps:

  • Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt in bowl and set aside.
  • Cream butter sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes.
  • Add sour cream and beat well.
  • Add dry ingredient mix (flour, baking soda, and salt) and blend well.
  • Roll on floured board to desired thickness. (1/4 inch thick will create thick cookies that will stay moist for up to two weeks).
  • Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
  • Bake on greased cookie sheet at 325°F for 12 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating.
  • Pour bag of confectioner sugar into bowl.
  • Whisk the 1 stick butter (melted), 1 tbsp almond extract, and 1/2 can evaporated milk in separate bowl until well mixed.
  • Slowly blend into the powered sugar a bit at a time until the icing is a good consistency for decorating. Will not take the entire mixture.
  • Pour icing into smaller bowls and use food coloring to make icing into different colors.
  • Decorate with icing as desired.
  • Use remaining butter, almond, evap.milk mixture to freshen up the icing as it hardens over time. Re-heat the mixture in the microwave before adding to the icing. Add to the icing a few drops at a time until the icing becomes spreadable again. You may have to add more food coloring to freshen up the color.
  • Use sprinkles, candy, and a lot of imagination to decorate cookies.
  • Lay decorated cookies on wax paper to dry, it will take icing about 2 hours to firm onto cookie but once dry you can store them in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3164.8, Fat 114.4, SaturatedFat 70, Cholesterol 391.6, Sodium 2203.4, Carbohydrate 504.7, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 325.5, Protein 33.7

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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Make and share this Sour Cream Sugar Cookies recipe from Food.com.

Provided by shysavsianna

Categories     Dessert

Time 32m

Yield 30 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup soft butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Sift together flour, soda, and salt.
  • Combine in a large bowl the butter, sugar, egg, and flavoring. Beat for 2 minutes. Add aour cream and then the flour mizture gradually.
  • Set oven 400 degrees to preheat.
  • Roll on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness. Sprinkle with sugar and roll in lightly.
  • Cut with floured cutters and place on cookie sheet. Bake for about 12 minutes until golden brown.
  • Another way to make is too not sprinkle with sugar and put different colored frostings on top.

SOFT SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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This is a delicious Sugar Cookie that I have been making for years. If you roll them a little thick and don't over bake, they are the best and stay moist. Use whatever cookie cutter suits the occasion! Make sure to refrigerate the dough overnight.

Provided by Winepedler

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h8m

Yield 48 cookies(4 dozen), 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & nutmeg.
  • In large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
  • Beat in the egg, vanilla & sour cream until well blended.
  • Stir in the sifted ingredients.
  • Wrap dough in plastic wrap & chill overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shaped with cookie cutters.
  • Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Frost with your favorite cookie icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 103, Fat 4.5, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 15.6, Sodium 75.1, Carbohydrate 14.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 6.3, Protein 1.3

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES IV



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This is the yummiest cut-out sugar cookie I've ever tried, great for the holidays!

Provided by Perkins

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 15m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 cup margarine
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar. Beat in the eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg, stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Dough will be light and sticky. Cover or wrap dough and chill overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, until cookies turn a very light brown. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95 calories, Carbohydrate 13.2 g, Cholesterol 7.9 mg, Fat 4.1 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 71 mg, Sugar 5.1 g

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES V



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This is a soft roll out Sugar Cookie and has a cake like flavor. This dough also works well in a cookie press

Provided by CRTT

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 9

5 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup shortening
2 cups white sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sour cream

Steps:

  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then stir in the vanilla and sour cream. Gradually mix in the sifted ingredients until just blended. Cover or wrap dough and chill overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until edges are lightly browned. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.2 calories, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 12.7 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 64.9 mg, Sugar 6.7 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients, especially the sour cream and butter. This will ensure that your cookies have the best possible flavor and texture.
  • Make sure your butter and sour cream are at room temperature before you begin baking. This will help them to cream together more easily and create a smooth dough.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing can make the cookies tough. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies to hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies at a moderate temperature. This will help them to bake evenly throughout without burning.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting to set properly.

Conclusion:

Sour cream sugar cookies are a delicious and classic treat that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be customized with a variety of flavors and toppings. With their soft and chewy texture and sweet and tangy flavor, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.

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