Best 8 Sour Cream Cookies With Brown Butter Frosting Recipes

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When it comes to baking, few things are more classic and delicious than a soft, chewy sour cream cookie topped with a rich, creamy brown butter frosting. The tanginess of the sour cream perfectly complements the sweetness of the sugar and butter, while the brown butter frosting adds a luscious, nutty flavor that takes these cookies to the next level. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this recipe is sure to become a new favorite.

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OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM DROP COOKIES WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING



Old Fashioned Sour Cream Drop Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting image

A unique sugar cookie that is fun and simple to make because you don't have to roll or cut out dough. The Brown Butter Frosting has a caramel like flavor that compliments the cookies perfectly. This is a great cookie to make for Santa, to take to a cookie exchange or to put on a Christmas treat plate.

Provided by Recipe From My friend Nicole

Categories     Cookie

Time 1h28m

Yield 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

½ cup shortening or softened butter, shortening is preferred.
1½ cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
FROSTING
8 tbsp butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Prepare cookie sheet with cooking spray, a silicone mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
  • With a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, cream together the shortening and sugar for one minute.
  • Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Mix until blended in.
  • Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until incorporated, but do not over mix.
  • Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or as long as overnight.
  • Use a cookie scoop to drop cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
  • Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire cooling racks.
  • FROSTING DIRECTIONS
  • Place butter in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until melted and browned. Careful not to over brown. You want to see little brown specs on the bottom of your pan. Remove from heat.
  • Whisk in first the vanilla and then powdered sugar.
  • If frosting is very thick or flaky, add 1-2 tbsp VERY hot water for a smoother consistency.
  • Frost cookies. You can frost them while they are still slightly warm.

FROSTED BROWN SUGAR COOKIES



Frosted Brown Sugar Cookies image

These old-fashioned, cake-like cookies are sweet and buttery. They pair equally well with a glass of cold milk or a cup of hot coffee.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
BROWN SUGAR FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg and sour cream; mix well. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, in a small saucepan, melt butter over low heat; add brown sugar. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Gradually add the milk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Stir in confectioners' sugar. Cool for 20-30 minutes. Frost cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 335 calories, Fat 14g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 55mg cholesterol, Sodium 239mg sodium, Carbohydrate 51g carbohydrate (37g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.

SOUR CREAM DROP COOKIES



Sour Cream Drop Cookies image

Tried for years to duplicate my nana's recipe. I was a bit skeptical about the lemon extract but it is what it needed!

Provided by jamesmaz

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Time 27m

Yield 33

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup butter
2 eggs
½ cup sour cream
½ teaspoon lemon extract
1 tablespoon white sugar
¼ cup chopped walnuts, or to taste
¼ cup raisins, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together into a bowl.
  • Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; blend in sour cream and lemon extract. Gradually stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture until dough is combined.
  • Drop dough by rounded tablespoons, about 3 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown around the edges, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over cookies; top with walnuts and raisins. Continue baking until bottoms of cookies begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 145.8 calories, Carbohydrate 18.8 g, Cholesterol 27.6 mg, Fat 7.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 122.5 mg, Sugar 10.3 g

SOUR CREAM DATE COOKIES WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING



Sour Cream Date Cookies With Browned Butter Frosting image

This is a really old fashioned soft cake style cookie, rich with dates and nuts, topped with fabulous nutty flavored frosting. Please use real butter only for the frosting! The flavor won't be the same if you don't. It's a family favorite for 50 yrs.

Provided by SherS

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 48 cookies, 48 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups flour
2 cups pitted dates, chopped (16 oz)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2-1 cup chopped pecans or 1/2-1 cup walnuts
1/2 cup real butter
1/4 cup half-and-half or 1/4 cup evaporated milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 -4 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Cream the butter and sugar together till fluffy. Add eggs, spice mix, baking soda and salt. Mix very well. Add 1 cup of the flour, mix well, then add all of the sour cream, then the other 1 cup of flour. Mix very well again, scraping sides and bottom of bowl. Stir in vanilla, nuts and chopped dates. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 375 degrees for 10 min approximately. You want them soft and moist. Do not overbake. Let cookies cool while making frosting.
  • Using a heavy bottom pan, melt the 1 stick of real butter. Let this simmer slowly on medium heat till it becomes nutty brown, and smells sort of like nuts. If it burns, you must start over. Nothing can save burnt butter!
  • When butter is browned, add the cream and let it bubble a min or so. Dump this mixture over 3 cups of powdered sugar in a bowl and stir with a whisk (or use electric mixer) till smooth. Add vanilla. You want this a soft consistency that will stick to the cookies, but not so soft it runs off the cookies. Add more sugar if necessary, or a bit more cream if necessary to achieve correct consistency. I use a scant teaspoon of frosting per cookie, but you may like less. I like my cookies with a hefty dose of frosting. Cookies are sweet by themselves, and you can omit frosting if you wish.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139, Fat 5.7, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 17, Sodium 69.9, Carbohydrate 21.8, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 16.6, Protein 1.1

SOUR CREAM COOKIES W/ BURNT BUTTER ICING



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This is a cookie recipe that has been in the Reese family for generations. I guarantee that you can't eat only one. Very addictive!

Provided by Tina7836

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 30m

Yield 30 cookies, 15 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter (for icing)
2 cups powdered sugar (for icing)
1 teaspoon vanilla (for icing)

Steps:

  • Mix together:.
  • Shortening, granular sugar & eggs.
  • Stir in:.
  • Sour cream and vanilla.
  • Sift together & stir in: (an electric mixer may be used).
  • Flour, soda, baing powder and salt until well mixed.
  • Chill in refridgerator for at least 1 hour.
  • Drop rounded spoonfuls about 2" apart on parchment paper lined cookie sheets (trust me, this is crucial) Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or, when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains.
  • Icing: (Icing lovers may want to double, I recomend it!).
  • While cookies are cooling, melt butter and boil until golden brown, but not dark brown!
  • Remove from stovetop.
  • Blend in powdered sugar gradually.
  • Stir in vanilla and 1-2 tbsp of hot tap water until icing is smooth and creamy looking. Spread on cookies with butter knife.
  • **You may want to use different food colorings to suit the holiday/occation**.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.6, Fat 16.9, SaturatedFat 7.6, Cholesterol 49.1, Sodium 250.4, Carbohydrate 54, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 36.3, Protein 3.6

ORIGINAL BROWN BUTTER REFRIGERATOR COOKIES



Original Brown Butter Refrigerator Cookies image

These tasty, crispy cookies, from Ione Diekfuss of Muskego, Wisconsin, won Country Woman's first-ever recipe contest, back in December 1970. "I especially like them because they're quick and easy to prepare," she said. Our Test Kitchen made a batch recently and our staff agreed they're as tasty today as they were then, and are great for dunking in milk or coffee.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield About 10-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, cubed
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup finely chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until golden brown, about 7-9 minutes (do not burn). Remove from the heat; stir in brown sugar until blended., Transfer to a large bowl, cool slightly. Whisk in 1 egg at a time. Combine the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt; gradually add to butter mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans., Shape into four 8-in. rolls; wrap each in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° just until set, 5-7 minutes. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 44 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 27mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

SOUR CREAM COOKIES WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING RECIPE



Sour Cream Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting Recipe image

Provided by LimericksLady

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. sour cream

Steps:

  • 1. Cream butter and brown sugar; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla. 2. Sift dry indredients together and add alternating with sour cream to creamed mixture. 3. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. 4. Bake at 350 for about 12 minutes. (I do 7 or 8). 5. Cool and frost. 6. Frost with Brown Butter Frosting. Brown 3 tablespoons butter, add 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoon milk, and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Beat until smooth. Be careful not to brown the butter in the frosting too much. :)

SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES III



Sour Cream Sugar Cookies III image

Sour cream cut-out cookies.

Provided by Brenda Bailey

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¾ cup butter
¾ cup white sugar
1 egg
¼ cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream butter with sugar, beat in egg, then stir in sour cream and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture 1/3 at a time.
  • Wrap dough in wax paper and chill.
  • Roll out 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies with your favorite cookie cutters. Put on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 56.3 calories, Carbohydrate 7.4 g, Cholesterol 9.6 mg, Fat 2.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.6 g, Sodium 53.8 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

Tips:

  • Use room temperature ingredients. This will help the cookies spread evenly and bake more evenly.
  • Don't overmix the dough. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape better.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking will make them dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting set properly.

Conclusion:

Sour cream cookies with brown butter frosting are a delicious and easy-to-make treat. By following the tips above, you can make perfect sour cream cookies every time. These cookies are perfect for any occasion, and they are sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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