Go Back
Print

Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

A nice variation of my parents' Christmas tradition - frosted sugar (and gingerbread) cookies, this recipe comes from Ladies' Home Journal.

Servings 4 dozen
Author Anna Demchick

Ingredients

  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Combine flour, baking soda and salt in bowl.
  2. Beat butter & sugar in a mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
  4. At low speed, gradually beat in dry ingredients just until blended.
  5. Divide dough into quarters, flatten into disks.
  6. Wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  7. Heat oven to 350° F.
  8. Grease 2 cookie sheets.
  9. On floured surface, roll 1 disk 1/8 inch thick.

  10. Cut out with 3-inch floured cookie cutters.

  11. Transfer to sheets.

  12. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until edges are golden.

  13. Cool on racks.

  14. Repeat with remaining dough.

  15. Decorate.

Recipe Notes

Per cookie: 85 calories, 3.5 g total fat, 2 g saturated fat, 17 mg cholesterol, 57 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrates, 1 g protein, 5 mg calcium