Description
These Sour Cream Sugar Cookies are impressively soft and fluffy, brought to life with a hint of tang from sour cream. Perfect for any occasion, they’re simple to make and a joy to decorate, bringing smiles to all who enjoy them.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened) for frosting
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
- food coloring (optional)
- sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Whisk dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add wet ingredients and mix until smooth.
- Combine dry and wet mixtures but do not overmix.
- Chill dough for at least one hour.
- Preheat oven and prepare baking sheets.
- Roll out dough and cut into shapes.
- Bake until edges are golden.
- Cool cookies and prepare frosting.
- Decorate cooled cookies with frosting and sprinkles.
Notes
Chilling the dough prevents cookies from spreading too much during baking.
Use a gluten-free flour blend to make this recipe gluten-free.
To store, keep cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 70mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg