Sour Cream Date Cookies With Browned Butter Frosting Recipes

OLD FASHIONED SOUR CREAM DROP COOKIES WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare cookie sheet with cooking spray, a silicone mat or parchment paper. Set aside.
• With a hand mixer or in a stand mixer, cream together the shortening and sugar for one minute.
• Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Mix until blended in.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix until incorporated, but do not over mix.
• Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour or as long as overnight.
• Use a cookie scoop to drop cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Remove from cookie sheet and cool on wire cooling racks.
• FROSTING DIRECTIONS
• Place butter in a small sauce pan and cook over medium heat until melted and browned. Careful not to over brown. You want to see little brown specs on the bottom of your pan. Remove from heat.
• Whisk in first the vanilla and then powdered sugar.
• If frosting is very thick or flaky, add 1-2 tbsp VERY hot water for a smoother consistency.
• Frost cookies. You can frost them while they are still slightly warm.

FROSTED DATE CREAMS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease cookie sheet. In large bowl, beat 1/4 cup butter, the brown sugar, sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla and the egg with spoon. Stir in flour, baking soda and baking powder. Stir in dates and nuts.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Bake about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter over low heat. Stir in powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until blended. Stir in water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Spread cooled cookies with Vanilla Frosting.

SOUR CREAM DATE COOKIES WITH BROWNED BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together till fluffy. Add eggs, spice mix, baking soda and salt. Mix very well. Add 1 cup of the flour, mix well, then add all of the sour cream, then the other 1 cup of flour. Mix very well again, scraping sides and bottom of bowl. Stir in vanilla, nuts and chopped dates. Bake on greased cookie sheets at 375 degrees for 10 min approximately. You want them soft and moist. Do not overbake. Let cookies cool while making frosting.
• Using a heavy bottom pan, melt the 1 stick of real butter. Let this simmer slowly on medium heat till it becomes nutty brown, and smells sort of like nuts. If it burns, you must start over. Nothing can save burnt butter!
• When butter is browned, add the cream and let it bubble a min or so. Dump this mixture over 3 cups of powdered sugar in a bowl and stir with a whisk (or use electric mixer) till smooth. Add vanilla. You want this a soft consistency that will stick to the cookies, but not so soft it runs off the cookies. Add more sugar if necessary, or a bit more cream if necessary to achieve correct consistency. I use a scant teaspoon of frosting per cookie, but you may like less. I like my cookies with a hefty dose of frosting. Cookies are sweet by themselves, and you can omit frosting if you wish.

STUFFED DATE DROPS

Steps:

• Cut pecan or walnut halves lengthwise; stuff into dates and set aside. In a bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg yolk. Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Stir in stuffed dates. , Drop by tablespoonfuls with one date per cookie, onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. , In a saucepan, cook butter over medium heat until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Gradually stir in sugar, vanilla and milk. Frost cookies.

SOUR CREAM DATE DROPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the dates, nuts and cherries., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Store in an airtight container with waxed paper between layers.

SOUR CREAM COOKIES WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and brown sugar; add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; add vanilla. 2. Sift dry indredients together and add alternating with sour cream to creamed mixture. 3. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. 4. Bake at 350 for about 12 minutes. (I do 7 or 8). 5. Cool and frost. 6. Frost with Brown Butter Frosting. Brown 3 tablespoons butter, add 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 Tablespoon milk, and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Beat until smooth. Be careful not to brown the butter in the frosting too much. :)

SPICE DATE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat shortening and brown sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, sour cream, 2 teaspoons vanilla, the nuts and dates; beat 3 minutes. Stir in remaining cookie ingredients.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely.
• In medium bowl, mix all frosting ingredients with spoon until blended and smooth. Spread about 1/2 teaspoon frosting over each cookie; let stand until dry. Store tightly covered.

SOUR CREAM COOKIES W/ BURNT BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Mix together:.
• Shortening, granular sugar & eggs.
• Stir in:.
• Sour cream and vanilla.
• Sift together & stir in: (an electric mixer may be used).
• Flour, soda, baing powder and salt until well mixed.
• Chill in refridgerator for at least 1 hour.
• Drop rounded spoonfuls about 2" apart on parchment paper lined cookie sheets (trust me, this is crucial) Bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or, when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains.
• Icing: (Icing lovers may want to double, I recomend it!).
• While cookies are cooling, melt butter and boil until golden brown, but not dark brown!
• Remove from stovetop.
• Blend in powdered sugar gradually.
• Stir in vanilla and 1-2 tbsp of hot tap water until icing is smooth and creamy looking. Spread on cookies with butter knife.
• **You may want to use different food colorings to suit the holiday/occation**.

SOUR CREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together the butter, sour cream, vanilla, lemon juice and salt. Stir in confectioners' sugar, and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.