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Sour Cream Cookies

Soft, tender, and delightfully rich, these Sour Cream Cookies are a timeless treat that melt in your mouth. In just 25 minutes, you can whip up a batch of these pillowy cookies, making them ideal for last-minute cravings or spontaneous baking sessions.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 24
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 192
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 large egg room temperature preferred
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon zest optional
  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Frosting
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Food coloring optional
  • Sprinkles optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add sour cream, egg, and vanilla extract and beat together until creamy and well combined. If using lemon zest, stir this in here as well.
  4. In a separate, medium-sized bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  5. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, stirring together until completely combined.
  6. Scoop dough by level 1 ½ Tablespoon sized scoop and drop onto prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies at least 2” (5cm) apart. Transfer to center rack of preheated 350F (175C) oven and bake for 10-11 minutes.
  7. Within a minute of the cookies coming out of the oven, very lightly flatten the tops with the bottom of a clean glass or measuring cup (optional, but allows for a flat surface for icing). Allow to cool completely on the cookie sheet before frosting.
  8. Frosting
  9. Combine butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and use an electric mixer on low-speed to beat together until smooth and creamy.
  10. Add sour cream, vanilla extract, and salt and beat together to completely combine. If using food coloring, add a few drops and stir to evenly color the frosting.
  11. Once cookies are completely cooled, spread frosting evenly over cookies (I use 2-3 teaspoons of frosting per cookie).
  12. Sprinkles

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 115mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 282IUVitamin C: 0.4mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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