My Moms Sour Cream Cookies Recipes

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and creamy. You can use a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or a large bowl and electric hand mixer.
• Add the sour cream, eggs, and vanilla. Beat well, stopping to scrape the bottom and sides of your bowl, to incorporate ingredients until smooth.
• Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and beat on low until dry ingredients are combined.
• The dough will be very soft and this is what we're looking for. Refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Portion cookies using a tablespoon or cookie scoop. Portion cookies and roll into a ball between hands. Add cookie balls to a greased baking sheet.
• Bake for 11-12 minutes until the center is set and the edges are just starting to turn a light golden brown.
• Cream the butter in a large bowl using a stand mixer with a paddle attachment or a hand mixer.
• Add the powdered sugar and mix on low-speed until all of the sugar is combined.
• Add in milk, 1 Tbsp at a time and vanilla extract to reach desired consistency.

MOM-MOM BESSIE'S SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment cooking paper. Set aside.
• 2. In a large bowl, combine the butter and sugar. Mix well.
• 3. Add the eggs and beat by hand until well combined.
• 4. Add the sour cream and vanilla and mix well. (Mixture will be very runny.)
• 5. Add the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder.
• 6. Mix well by hand.
• 7. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheet, about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• 8. Sprinkle GENEROUSLY with cinnamon sugar or colored sugar for holiday preparation.
• 9. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until cookies are browned around the edges.
• 10. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.
• 11. HINT: These cookies rise a lot!! Make sure to sprinkle generously with sugar and leave enough space between on cookie sheet. Amount of sugar called for in the recipe for decoration is approximate.

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.

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.

MY MOM'S SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F.
• Mix shortening, margarine, sugar, egg and vanilla.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except sugar.
• Divide dough into 3 equal parts.
• Roll each part 1/4-inch thick on a lightly floured cloth-covered board.
• Cut with a 2-inch cookie cutter; sprinkle with sugar.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake until no imprint remains when lightly touched, about 6- 8 minutes.

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.