Description
Grandma’s sour cream sugar cookies deliver nostalgic comfort with each sweet, pillowy bite. Generations of bakers have cherished this simple yet irresistible family recipe that brings warmth and memories to your kitchen table.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
Dairy and Wet Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Assemble all necessary culinary equipment and preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C), ensuring a parchment-lined baking sheet is ready for cookie preparation.
- Using an electric mixer, whip butter and sugar together until the mixture transforms into a light, airy, and creamy consistency.
- Introduce the egg and vanilla extract to the butter mixture, blending thoroughly. Gently fold in the sour cream until seamlessly integrated.
- In a separate vessel, meticulously sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt, creating a uniform dry ingredient blend.
- Gradually merge the dry ingredient mixture into the wet ingredients, stirring with measured strokes until a cohesive dough emerges.
- Utilizing a spoon or cookie scoop, deposit uniform dollops of dough onto the prepared baking sheet, maintaining approximately two inches of separation between each cookie.
- Delicately press down on each dough mound to create a slightly flattened, classic cookie silhouette.
- Slide the baking sheet into the preheated oven, allowing cookies to transform for 8-10 minutes until the edges acquire a subtle golden hue.
- Remove from oven and permit cookies to rest on the baking sheet for five minutes, enabling them to firm up and stabilize.
- Carefully transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack, allowing them to reach room temperature and achieve optimal texture.
Notes
- Softening butter at room temperature helps create a smoother, more evenly mixed dough that blends perfectly.
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes before baking prevents spreading and helps maintain the cookie’s shape during baking.
- Using a cookie scoop ensures uniform size and consistent baking, giving each cookie an identical golden-brown edge.
- For gluten-free options, substitute all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend, maintaining the same tender texture.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 40 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 21 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg