Old Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies
These are the softest and easiest old-fashioned sour cream cookies! Based on my great-grandmother's classic recipe, this is the perfect traditional recipe for a soft, cakey cookie.
- Prep Time: 3 hours
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 3 hours 8 minutes
- Yield: 18-24 cookies
- Category: cookies
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: american
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp almond extract
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cups flour plus more for dusting
Buttercream:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy (3-5 minutes).
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then mix in the sour cream.
- Mix in the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder until smooth.
- Cover with plastic and chill for 2-24 hours. Overnight is best.
- Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the dough to 1/4 inch. Adding more flour if the dough is still too soft.
- Cut out the desired cookie shape and place it on a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the sides are very slightly browned.
- Transfer to a cooling sheet and let cool.
- Make the buttercream by beating the butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add in the milk, extract, and salt and mix until smooth. Add in desired food coloring and mix.
- Use a knife to frost the cookies.
Notes
Store baked cookies in individually wrapped in ziplock bags.
*Measure your flour properly. This is my best baking tip! I typically fluff my flour, then scoop and level.
* To keep your cookie dough from sticking to the work surface while rolling it out, lift it and dust flour under the dough after every few rolls.
Find it online: https://thegandmkitchen.com/old-fashioned-sour-cream-cookies/