Mothers Sour Cream Cookies Recipes

SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line sheet pans with parchment or silicone baking mats.
• Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter an granulated sugar.
• Beat in eggs, sour cream and vanilla until well combined.
• Add dry ingredients and beat until just combined. Fold in walnuts if using. The batter will be thick.
• Drop Tablespoons (1 1/2 inch balls) of batter onto lined pans, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 12-15 minutes, until the edges are just beginning to turn golden. Cool.
• Once they've cooled, you can glaze and serve. If you're planning on freezing these, you'll want to freeze them after baking but without the glaze.
• Mix all ingredients until well combined well.
• Dip the cookies into the glaze. Top with some sprinkles if you want a pop of color.
• Set aside for a few minutes until the glaze has dried. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container on your counter.

MOM'S SOUTHERN CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and 2 cups sugar.
• Add eggs, vanilla, sour cream, lemon juice and lemon extract.
• Mix well.
• In separate bowl, mix flour with baking powder, salt and baking soda.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Drop from spoon onto greased cookie sheet.
• Grease bottom of small glass, dip into sugar and gently press cookie flat.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

GREAT GRANDMA'S SOUR CREAM DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Cream sugar, shortening, and butter together in the bowl of a stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• Mix in sour cream and lemon zest on low speed until no streaks of sour cream remain. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing on medium-low just until there are no streaks of yolk, and scraping down the sides of the bowl between additions. Add flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder all at once and mix just to combine.
• Drop by heaping tablespoons on the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are puffy and spring back when lightly touched with a finger, about 10 minutes. They should be light golden, with occasional spots of pale golden brown.

M&M SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients, set aside.
• Cream margarine, and sugars until light and fluffy.
• Add sour cream, egg and vanilla.
• Mix.
• Add in the flour mixture a little at a time until combined.
• Fold in the M&M's.
• Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes at 350.
• Cool on pan slightly then transfer to cooling rack.

MOM'S SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and nutmeg. In another bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and eggs. Dissolve baking soda in hot water. Add sour cream and dissolved baking soda to creamed mixture. Gradually beat in flour mixture (dough will be sticky). Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Working with one-third of the batch at a time, roll dough on a well-floured surface to 1/4-in. thickness. (Cover and refrigerate remaining dough until ready to roll.) Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round or other shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle tops with sugar and top with walnuts., Bake 8-10 minutes or until cookies are set but not browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.