Sour Cream Drop Cookies

Tried for years to duplicate my nana's recipe. I was a bit skeptical about the lemon extract but it is what it needed!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 7 mins
• Total Time: 27 mins
• Calories: 146 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup butter
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon lemon extract
• ½ cup sour cream
• 2 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts, or to taste (Optional)
• ¼ cup raisins, or to taste (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.

Step 2

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together into a bowl.

Step 3

Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition; blend in sour cream and lemon extract. Gradually stir flour mixture into creamed butter mixture until dough is combined.

Step 4

Drop dough by rounded tablespoons, about 3 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown around the edges, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over cookies; top with walnuts and raisins. Continue baking until bottoms of cookies begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.