Did you know that sour cream can help make fantastic cookies? Don’t miss this soft and rich sour cream cookies recipe!
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Cookie recipes can have endless combinations and one of the hottest cookie recipe trends right now uses an ingredient you already probably have in your fridge.
You may love sour cream in dips, on tacos and on potatoes, but did you know it’s fantastic in cookies as well?
Yes, you read that right. Sour cream cookies, with their unique tang and melt-in-your-mouth texture, are poised to become your next baking obsession.
Don’t let the unexpected ingredient fool you. It works its magic here, transforming ordinary cookies into something extraordinary.
Sour cream cookies are here to shake things up, offering a delightful balance of sweet and tangy, soft and slightly crisp.
Grab your ingredients, preheat your oven, and get ready to experience a whole new level of cookie satisfaction!
Sour Cream Cookies Recipe
Here is what you need to make this easy and delicious recipe.
Difficulty:
- Easy
Prep time:
- 20 minutes
Bake time:
- 12-15 minutes
Servings:
- 48 cookies
Cookie Ingredients:
- ½ c unsalted butter, softened
- 2 c sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 t vanilla
- ⅔ c sour cream
- ½ t baking soda
- 3 t baking powder
- 1 t salt
- 4 c flour
Frosting Ingredients:
- ½ c unsalted butter, softened
- 1 t vanilla
- 2 T milk
- 2 ½ c powdered sugar
- Sprinkles, to decorate – optional
Directions:
For this sour cream cookies recipe, you will want to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Line your baking sheet(s) with parchment and set aside to use in a few minutes.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sugar and softened butter.
Use your mixer to cream the mixture together until smooth.
Add in the eggs, vanilla and sour cream.
Next, add in the baking soda, powder, salt and flour.
Mix on low speed until combined. Stop the machine and then scrape down the sides often to make sure all of the ingredients are blended.
Mix everything until well combined.
Use a small ice cream scoop or teaspoon to measure out the dough.
Place on the prepared baking sheets with parchment at least 2 inches apart.
Bake your cookies in your preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned.
Allow all of your cookies to cool completely before decorating.
For the frosting for this sour cream cookies recipe, in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the softened butter, vanilla, milk and powdered sugar.
Mix on low speed until smooth.
Bump up the speed and mix on medium for an additional minute or until fluffy. Scrape down the sides and mix again.
Transfer the frosting to a piping bag.
Once the cookies are cool, pipe a spiral of frosting on each one. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired.
These cookies can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen for 3 months.
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Sour Cream Cookies Recipe
Did you know that sour cream can help make fantastic cookies? Don’t miss this soft and rich sour cream cookies recipe!
Ingredients
- ½ c unsalted butter, softened
- 2 c sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 t vanilla
- ⅔ c sour cream
- ½ t baking soda
- 3 t baking powder
- 1 t salt
- 4 c flour½ c unsalted butter, softened
- 1 t vanilla
- 2 T milk
- 2 ½ c powdered sugar
- Sprinkles, to decorate – optional
Instructions
- For this sour cream cookies recipe, you will want to preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line your baking sheet(s) with parchment and set aside to use in a few minutes.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the sugar and softened butter.
- Use your mixer to cream the mixture together until smooth.
- Add in the eggs, vanilla and sour cream. Next, add in the baking soda, powder, salt and flour.
- Mix on low speed until combined. Stop the machine and then scrape down the sides often to make sure all of the ingredients are blended.
- Mix everything until well combined.
- Use a small ice cream scoop or teaspoon to measure out the dough. Place on the prepared baking sheets with parchment at least 2 inches apart.
- Bake your cookies in your preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are slightly browned.
- Allow all of your cookies to cool completely before decorating.
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