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Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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  • Author: Villerius
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 8 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 27 cookies
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

These Soft Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are tender, flavorful, and perfect for any occasion. The dough is made soft and moist with sour cream, yielding cookies that melt in your mouth. Finished with a smooth and creamy cream cheese icing, these cookies are easy to cut into fun shapes and decorate with sprinkles for a delightful treat.

Ingredients

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Sugar Cookie Dough:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour

Cream Cheese Icing:

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 4 oz. cream cheese
  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Prepare Dry Ingredients: Sift together baking soda, salt, baking powder, and flour. Set aside.
  2. Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large mixing bowl, beat the butter and sugar together for about 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
  3. Add Eggs and Vanilla: Mix in the eggs and vanilla extract and continue beating for another 3 minutes to incorporate.
  4. Combine Flour and Sour Cream: Add the flour mixture alternately with the sour cream in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Mix until just combined.
  5. Chill Dough: Cover the dough tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or for at least 8 hours to allow flavors to meld and dough to firm up.
  6. Preheat Oven and Prepare Dough: Preheat oven to 375°F. Remove the chilled dough and divide it in half. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch thickness, brushing off excess flour.
  7. Cut Out Cookies: Using lightly floured cookie cutters (simple shapes like hearts or circles work best), cut out the dough shapes carefully as the dough is soft and won’t hold intricate shapes well.
  8. Arrange and Bake: Place cut cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet (no need to grease). Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges just begin to turn golden.
  9. Cool Cookies: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
  10. Make Cream Cheese Icing: In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and butter until smooth and creamy. Gradually blend in powdered sugar and vanilla extract until well combined and smooth. Add food coloring if desired.
  11. Decorate Cookies: Spread the frosting on the cooled cookies using a thin metal spatula or pipe with a star tip. Decorate with sprinkles or other toppings if desired.

Notes

  • The dough is soft and best suited for simple cookie cutter shapes like hearts and circles; intricate designs may not hold well.
  • Refrigerating the dough overnight greatly improves texture and flavor.
  • Cookies should be removed from the oven just as edges start to turn golden to maintain softness.
  • Use parchment paper to prevent sticking without greasing the baking sheet.
  • Food coloring can be added to the icing for festive decoration.
  • Store cookies in an airtight container to preserve freshness.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cookie
  • Calories: 190
  • Sugar: 17g
  • Sodium: 110mg
  • Fat: 10g
  • Saturated Fat: 6g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 3g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 24g
  • Fiber: 0.5g
  • Protein: 2g
  • Cholesterol: 30mg

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