Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

These are my husband's favorite Christmas cookies. The recipe was passed down to me from his mother. The frosting is absolutely delicious!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 1105 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sour cream
• ⅓ cup butter, softened
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.

Step 2

Beat white sugar and 1 cup butter together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat sour cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract into butter mixture.

Step 3

Stir flour, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to sour cream mixture and stir well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Step 4

Roll cookie dough out on a floured surface to 1/4-inch thick. Cut into 3-inch round cookies and place onto prepared baking sheets.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies spring back when lightly touched in the center, 10 to 12 minutes; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Step 6

Beat 1/3 cup butter, confectioners' sugar, milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and salt together in a bowl until smooth. Spread frosting over cooled cookies.