Aunt Ediths Sour Cream Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on high until creamy.
• Add eggs, vanilla, and sour cream and beat until smooth.
• Add baking soda, baking powder and flour and beat on low until combined -- dough will be soft, almost like cake batter. THIS IS FINE.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line baking sheets with parchment paper. Drop by heaping tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets 2-3 inches apart and bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are golden and centers are set.
• FrostingWith an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar, vanilla and milk and beat until smooth, adding additional sugar or milk to reach desired consistency (you don't want it too thin!).
• Color if desired and spread on cooled cookies.

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.

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.