Icing For Sour Cream Cookies Recipes

ICING FOR SOUR CREAM COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix butter, powdered sugar and vanilla together. Add teaspoons of hot water until you reach your desired consistency for spreadable icing.
• Spread icing over the Sour Cream Cookies.

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.

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**.

AWESOME SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES WITH HOMEMADE ICING

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt in bowl and set aside.
• Cream butter sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes.
• Add sour cream and beat well.
• Add dry ingredient mix (flour, baking soda, and salt) and blend well.
• Roll on floured board to desired thickness. (1/4 inch thick will create thick cookies that will stay moist for up to two weeks).
• Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters.
• Bake on greased cookie sheet at 325°F for 12 minutes.
• Allow cookies to cool completely before decorating.
• Pour bag of confectioner sugar into bowl.
• Whisk the 1 stick butter (melted), 1 tbsp almond extract, and 1/2 can evaporated milk in separate bowl until well mixed.
• Slowly blend into the powered sugar a bit at a time until the icing is a good consistency for decorating. Will not take the entire mixture.
• Pour icing into smaller bowls and use food coloring to make icing into different colors.
• Decorate with icing as desired.
• Use remaining butter, almond, evap.milk mixture to freshen up the icing as it hardens over time. Re-heat the mixture in the microwave before adding to the icing. Add to the icing a few drops at a time until the icing becomes spreadable again. You may have to add more food coloring to freshen up the color.
• Use sprinkles, candy, and a lot of imagination to decorate cookies.
• Lay decorated cookies on wax paper to dry, it will take icing about 2 hours to firm onto cookie but once dry you can store them in an airtight container.

SOFT SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• If you have a stand mixer-fit with paddle beater. Beat on high speed the butter and until light and fluffy.
• Add in sugar. Beat until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
• Scrape down the sides and turn your mixer to low. Add in the egg, sour cream, and vanilla and mix to combine.
• Scrape down the sides. As the mixer is running on low speed add in the baking soda. Slowly add the flour a 1/2 cup at a time and mix to combine. Final dough will be soft.
• Chill dough for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• When you're ready to bake your cookies, lightly flour your work surface and rolling pin.
• Roll dough to 1/4 inch thick. Cut shapes as desired.
• Bake cookies on greased or parchment lined cookie sheets for 8-10 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely and frost as desired

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.