Description
Step into a warm, memory-filled kitchen with Grandma’s Sour Cream Sugar Cookies. This recipe brings the sweet essence of tradition right into your home with its soft, tender texture and delightful vanilla flavor, enhanced by a touch of sour cream for richness. Perfect for any occasion, these cookies are just like a hug from Grandma—comforting, heartfelt, and made with love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare Your Workspace: Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream Together Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar until they’re light and fluffy.
- Incorporate Wet Ingredients: Add the egg and vanilla extract, mixing well. Stir in the sour cream until fully incorporated.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In another bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Form the Dough: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing until just combined into a smooth dough.
- Shape and Bake: Drop tablespoons of dough onto your prepared sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Flatten slightly for a more traditional cookie shape.
- Bake: Place in the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, until the edges are just turning golden.
- Cool: Let the cookies rest on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Notes
- For the best flavor, use full-fat sour cream.
- If the dough is too sticky, refrigerate it for 30 minutes to make handling easier.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 55mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg