Best 12 Kandis Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Recipes

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In the realm of sweet and tangy treats, kandis sour cream sugar cookies stand out as a delightful confection that tantalizes the taste buds with a harmonious blend of flavors and textures. Originating from the culinary traditions of Scandinavia, these cookies have gained widespread popularity across the globe, capturing the hearts and palates of cookie enthusiasts everywhere. With their delectable combination of crispy edges, chewy centers, and a burst of citrusy-sweetness, kandis sour cream sugar cookies offer a sensory experience that is both comforting and invigorating. Whether you are a seasoned baker looking to expand your repertoire or a novice cook seeking an easy-to-follow recipe, this article will guide you through the process of creating these delectable cookies, ensuring that every bite is a moment of pure indulgence.

Here are our top 12 tried and tested recipes!

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

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

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 :

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.

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 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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Adapted from the Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookie Swap Cookbook. Sour cream gives these sugar cookies a melt-in-you-mouth texture and make it impossible to go back to regular sugar cookies!

Provided by Mrs.Muffins

Categories     Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
8 ounces vanilla frosting (optional)

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt until blended.
  • In a separate bowl, beat butter and sugar until combined. Beat in egg and vanilla until blended. Beat in sour cream, then beat in flour mixture just until combined.
  • Drop heaping tablespoons of dough, 2 inches apart, on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. With wide spatula, transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Optional: When cookies are completely cooled, spread a dollop of vanilla frosting on top of each one.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.7, Fat 4.1, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 16.3, Sodium 73, Carbohydrate 12.4, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 6.8, Protein 1.1

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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A touch of lemon and nutmeg for flavor and sour cream for richness. It is pretty hard to beat the taste of these cookies.

Provided by Aroostook

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

3 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sour cream
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract (or vanilla)

Steps:

  • In a med.
  • bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter, beating until fluffy.
  • Add the sour cream, egg, and the lemon extract and beat well.
  • Stir in the flour mixture.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or until thoroughly chilled.
  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Take out 1/3 of the dough.
  • Return rest to fridge.
  • On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
  • Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to ungreased cookie sheets, placing them 2 inches apart.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
  • Remove cookies and cool on wire racks.
  • Repeat with remaining dough.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container.
  • These freeze well also.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 109.3, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 15.5, Sodium 61.9, Carbohydrate 16.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 8.4, Protein 1.5

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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

Provided by CCLady

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

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

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 325º for 8-10 minutes, or until light brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 95.4, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 20.4, Sodium 54.5, Carbohydrate 13.2, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 6.7, Protein 1.3

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES



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These need to chill for 3 hours for easy handling, so I try to start early in the day to have them done for that nights snack! The recipe makes 7 dozen, but they don't stay around long!

Provided by MizzNezz

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h8m

Yield 84 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 cup butter, softened (no subs!)
2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Beat in egg, sour cream, honey and vanilla.
  • Mix dry ingredients.
  • Gradually add to creamed mixture.
  • Cover and chill for 3 hours.
  • Roll out on floured surface to 1/8 inch thick.
  • Cut with floured 3 inch cookie cutter.
  • Place on ungreased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart.
  • Bake at 325* for 8 minutes or until light brown.
  • Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 55.3, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 8.6, Sodium 35.4, Carbohydrate 7.7, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 3.7, Protein 0.7

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



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

Provided by JPerez

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 13m

Yield 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
sugar, for coating

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Mix 1 cup sugar, butter, sour cream, vanilla and egg.
  • Stir in remaining ingredients.
  • Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into sugar (can be colored sugar); roll gently until completely coated.
  • Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet (or cookie sheet lined with parchment paper).
  • Flatten cookies to about 1/4-inch thickness with the bottom of a drinking glass.
  • Bake 7 to 8 minutes or just until set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.5, Fat 5.2, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 21.1, Sodium 122.8, Carbohydrate 18.6, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 8.4, Protein 1.8

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients. This will make a big difference in the final product.
  • Make sure the butter and cream cheese are cold before starting. This will help the cookies hold their shape.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies keep their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies in a preheated oven. This will help them bake evenly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting set properly.

Conclusion:

These Kandis Sour Cream Sugar Cookies are a delicious and easy-to-make treat that is perfect for any occasion. They are soft and chewy, with a sweet and tangy flavor. The sour cream in the dough adds a richness and depth of flavor that makes these cookies truly special. Whether you are looking for a simple snack or a festive dessert, these cookies are sure to please.

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