Old Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• Combine baking soda and sour cream.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time, blending well after each.
• Blend in vanilla.
• Blend in sour cream and baking soda.
• Combine baking powder and flour and add to sour cream mixture.
• Refrigerate until easy to handle, usually at least an hour.
• Roll out dough about 1/2 inch thick and cut into shapes.
• Bake at 325F(Note:temp varies or different ovens)for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
• Blend dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternating with cour cream. Measure flour by dip level, pour method or by sifting.
• Refrigerate dough for at least 1 hour to make easier to roll out.
• Roll dough out 1/4" thick on well-floured surface.
• Cut with 3-1/2" (9cm) round cookie cutter or other shapes.
• Place on baking sheet. Can sprinkle with colored baking sugar at this point or wait and frost when cookies have cooled down.
• Bake at 350F (175C) for 8-10 minutes.

Steps:

• Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl of electric mixer, at medium speed, beat butter, sugar, and eggs until light and fluffy.
• At low speed, beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture until well combined.
• Refrigerate 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Lightly grease cookie sheets. Drop batter by slightly rounded teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto prepared cookie sheets.
• For the topping, combine 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle a little on unbaked cookies.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden-brown. Remove to wire rack; cool.