Best Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Recipes

BIG SOFT SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Dissolve baking soda and salt in Sour cream.
• Mix butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and vanilla.
• Mix in Sour cream mixture.
• Slowly add flour, and mix well.
• Chill for at least one hour.
• Roll out and cut with your favorite shapes (Be sure not to roll too thin).
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
• Let cookies cool, and decorate with your favorite Icing(I prefer Royal Icing).

SOFT SUGAR COOKIES WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Divide dough in half., On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutters. Using a floured spatula, place shapes 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar or sprinkles if desired. , Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

SOFT SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and the sugar together.
• Add the sour cream.
• Add the eggs and vanilla.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and nutmeg together. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture, mixing gently until you have a soft dough.
• Chill for about 1 hour.
• Roll out on a lightly floured board. These cookies rise a lot, so keep that in mind when rolling out the dough.
• Cut out shapes and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Preheat the oven to 350°F Bake for 9-10 minutes. The cookies should not brown and will firm up after cooling.
• Decorate with your favorite frosting, glace, or colored sugar.

~ SOFT CHERRY FILLED - SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES ~

Steps:

• 1. Prep time does not include chill time.
• 2. If using home made cherry filling. Let it cool before filling cookies. Here's how I made mine : Dump a 15 ounce can of dark sweet cherries & juice in a med saucepan. Add 2 tablespoons sugar, 1/2 tsp almond extract, stir. bring to a boil. Whisk together 1/3 cup water and 2 tablespoons corn starch. Once cherries are boiling, whisk in the cornstarch and when thickened, remove from heat, cover and cool.
• 3. Cookies: In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar. Add the eggs and beat until well incorporated. Beat in the extract.
• 4. Start adding the flour a little at a time alternating with the sour cream - ending with flour. Make sure it's blended well. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours for easier rolling.
• 5. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll out desired amount of dough to desired thickness on a lightly floured surface. I used the ring of a large canning jar as I filled my cookies. If just baking to frost you can make them smaller.
• 6. Once I cut the circles I placed them on parchment lined baking sheet. Add about 1 tsp filling and fold over the filling lightly. Crimp edges with a fork or just use your finger tips to enclose. Prick the top with fork tines, or cut a small slit with a knife. I then sprinkled with sugar and baked for 10 - 12 minutes. You want to take them out when just the edges are starting to brown. The top will almost look like it needs to bake longer, but this is when I take them out. They will continue to cook some.
• 7. Place on a cooling rack and repeat with remaining batter. You can use regular pie fillings or just make frosted sugar cookies. These freeze well too. Enjoy!
• 8. I glazed some of my filled cookies with this glaze. 1 cup confectioners' sugar, 1 tsp almond extract or can use vanilla, 3 - 4 tablespoons cream. Whisk until smooth. Glaze when cookies are cool.

SOFT SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt & nutmeg.
• In large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth.
• Beat in the egg, vanilla & sour cream until well blended.
• Stir in the sifted ingredients.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap & chill overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C)
• On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shaped with cookie cutters.
• Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Frost with your favorite cookie icing.