Well...we've made up since then. Sugar cookies and I that is. I have literally tried over 5 sugar cookie recipes in the past couple of months and for me this one tops them all. I love this recipe but sugar cookies are like eggs...everyone likes 'em different. Some like them thin and crispy, others big and dense.
This one met my criteria for a stellar sugar cookie. It's really moist and soft but still holds its shape so that it's easy to frost. John stole one while I wasn't looking and said, "I have to tell you that this may be the best sugar cookie I've ever had." Thanks to my friend Alison for the recipe.
by Alison Tolbert
1 cup sour cream
2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, slightly softened
4 eggs
1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla (I like almond)
6 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine sour cream, sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla/almond extract. Beat for 2-3 minutes.
Add dry ingredients and mix well. Dough will still be wet and sticky. Let the dough chill in fridge for 25 minutes or until firm.
Roll it out to about 1/4 inch thick and use cookie cutters to make shapes or circles. You may have to add a little flour to roll them out so the dough is workable but remember the less flour you use the softer your cookie will be.
Bake until LIGHT golden brown about 8-10 minutes. When you take them out they will seem underdone but they aren't. Let them cool on the pan and they will be perfect and moist. It you like them harder and more crunchy just bake them a little longer.
Makes around 4 dozen.
Here's the frosting recipe I used:
Buttercream Frosting
1 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp almond extract
1/3 cup heavy whipping cream
In a mixing bowl, cream butter until fluffy. Add sugar and continue creaming until well blended. Add salt, vanilla, and whipping cream. Blend on low speed until moistened. Beat at high speed until frosting is fluffy.
I love how you iced those cookies, beautiful!
I just tried a new recipe for sugar cookies too and loved it better than my others. But the sour cream addition in this one intrigues me, I may have to try this one too! Yours look really pretty in pink. =)
Thank you for the recipe, I shall have to try! They look gorgeous.
I need to make a hundred cookies for an event next week and these look great. How many cookies does one batch make?
SOO pretty! I girl needs a reliable sugar cookie recipe.
These look great. Do you have a recipe for the frosting?
Annonymous,
Frosting is my nemesis. I can never get it right. I used store bought here because I was in a time crunch.
My friend Alison that gave me the recipe frosts them with this recipe:
a package of powdered sugar (just the small one...), a stick of butter or margarine, a tsp. vanilla, and then she just adds enough milk to make it creamy.
Her cookies tasted great so I bet it's a good recipe.
Yummy Christy! These look wonderful. Maybe next weekend I will have the time to try them. They boys would appreciate something sweet!
I absolutely love these photos of the pink iced sugar cookies. I can just taste the creaminess of the icing. Very beautiful photographs. I will have to try that recipe. The cookies look nice and thick.
A lovely blog and though am a crispy crunchy cookie lover i love love love these cutie cookies u have here.....
Que Magnifigue este...bravo!!!!
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Your recipe looks very similar to the Lofthouse sugar cookie recipe that I just used for V day. I'll have to try yours out one day. So far, I really love the recipe I used, but that doesn't mean there's a better one out there!
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Oh my goodness! These are yummy! I've always hated sugar cookies and I loved these. We made them for FHE and my girls loved them, too. I asked them if they were good and I mostly got "Mm" sounds. I even posted about them on my own blog. I hope you don't mind I linked it to yours. I love all the fun recipes you post!
These look incredible. I saw the picture on dessertstalking, and I was drawn in when you said you tried 5 recipes and this was the best. I'm looking for a tried and true sugar cookie recipe, and I hope this is it! I can't wait to make them. maybe for st. patrick's day? now i just need a fail-proof icing recipe :)
Thanks for the comment on my blog. I just had to add something totally funny! After eating these yummy cookies last night... I had a dream about them! Somebody ate them and I was very upset!!! I had to laugh when I woke up and made sure my girls didn't eat them all.
Ally,
Hilarious. I hate to admit how many times I've done the same thing...gone to bed and dreamed about what I made that day. I have problems...
Now these look like sugar cookies! Like you, I have been searching for the ultimate sugar cookie recipe-I will definitely give this recipe a try soon...hopefully my search will be over ;)
They were yummy almost cake like!!! I will definitely be making them again!!!
i have this recipe from a long time ago and it is BY FAR my favorite sugar cookie recipe. Thanks for putting it on here and reminding me about it though!
I'm looking around for a sugar cookie recipe and saw yours. I LOVE your photos. They are so perfect. I think this might be te recipe I try.
These are precious! I don't make sugar cookies that often, but i should :) and next time, I'm defiantly using this recipe!
Love your blog! Very cute and yummy recipe ideas! You should try out this sugar cookie bar recipe, to die for and much easier than sugar cookies! It is a fan favorite every time I make it!
Sugar Cookie Bars
1 cup butter; room temp.
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
5 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp soda
Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each egg. Add vanilla & mix well. In a separate bowl combine flour, salt & soda & stir with a whisk to combine. Add to wet mixture and mix just until combined. Spread on a greased baking sheet (use a 13 x 18 pan). Bake at 375 degrees for 10-15 min, until light golden brown or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely and frost.
Frosting
1/2 cup butter; room temp
1/2 an 8 oz package of cream cheese softened
1tsp vanilla
¼ tsp salt
4 cups powdered sugar
5 Tbsp milk
food coloring (if desired)
For frosting combine butter and shortening until smooth and creamy. Add vanilla and salt. Add powdered sugar in 1-2 cup increments until combined, then add milk & mix until smooth and spreading consistency. Spread over cooled cookie.
Just wondering what your icing recipe is? Can you share??
Tracy,
I'm still working on finding the perfect icing recipe. I used store bought here because I was in a hurry. I will let you know when I find a good one!
Christy
I tried this recipe around Easter and I have to say, this is my go to recipe now. I have attempted to make sugar cookies one other time in my life and it was a disaster. When I seen your recipe I had to give it a try. I had NO problems with doing cut-outs and it was actually fun. Thanks for sharing. Now to find the best icing recipe.
This recipe looks great! I plan on making these for my daughter's party. Just wondering, do you know if they freeze well? Or how long they're able to stay oh-so-wonderful tasting?
@Kristy,
They do freeze well but I've never had any last more than 2 weeks in my freezer because someone ate them :)
these look delicious. my mom and i are making this recipe today and were wondering how thick you roll out the dough. thanks!
@Julie,
I usually roll them out to about 1/4 inch but it really is just however thick you want them.
Good luck,
Christy
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I dont think I should look at your blog at night....everything looks so good and makes me so hungry! awesome recipe index....made it so easy to find just what i was looking for!
trying to find a sugar cookie recipe for ryan's ym activity next week....we need to make dough for 12 or 15 dozen ahead of time and then they are going to cut out, bake and decorate the cookies and deliver them. how many cookies do you think a bunch of teenagers could get out of this recipe....per batch? Are these pretty forgiving if they dont do it exactly right?
thanks for your help!
@Laura,
I've used these for activities and the recipes make around 4 dozen. They are a soft cookie...more cakelike but still hold their shape. If you are looking for flatter cookies try http://www.ourbestbites.com/2008/12/sugar-cookies.html
which are good for decorating as well.
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so I have a recipe for the best chocolate frosting recipe you have ever had in your life!
didn't make the cake recipe, just the frosting!!!!!
http://hubpages.com/hub/Dark-Chocolate-Cake-With-Rich-Chocolate-Frosting-Recipe
do it and you will only want to eat this for the rest of your life ;)
Darnit!! I totally forgot the vanilla. I'm gonna have to make a superb frosting to compensate. Does anyone have a good frosting recipe that withstands shipping? Besides royal icing, that is
Oh my I just found your site and I've been searching for cookies exactly like these! Looking forward to making them all today, and hoping not to eat them all today! Thanks for the recipe!
I was so excited to try this recipe. Followed the recipe to the "T" and I am sorry to say this was the worst sugar cookie recipe I have ever made. I'm hoping the iceing I put on these cookies will make them sweet enough. Sorry
@Anonymous,
Funny. I just made them tonight and I think they are awesome. I guess that just proves that all tastebuds are made differently. Good luck on the search for a recipe that fits your tastebuds.
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Hello this recipe looks yummy I was just wondering did you use almond extract or vanilla? Sorry to be so confused. I am excited to make some.
Amanda
Mandy,
Sorry! The recipe listed both so it was confusing. You can use either but I prefer almond for sure!
I am making these tonight, and I followed this recipe exact, and my dough is super super sticky, I've even added extra flour and it isn't doing much, I even made a second batch to see if I missed something in my first and it turned out just the same, hopefully I can even get it to roll out, any suggestions?
@hair blooms by Kristen,
Yes, the dough is sticky but once you chill it and add probably a 1/2 cup of flour when you roll it out it's manageable. Did you chill yours?
YUM! Made these tonight. Still making them, actually! I chilled the dough and am too lazy to roll them out so I dropped onto my cookie sheet using my cookie scoop. Cooked for 10 minutes and they are divine! I might save half the dough and roll them out tomorrow though.
I'm so disappointed! I let my dough refrigerate overnight after reading a few of the posts which mentioned their dough was too sticky. I also added flour to roll the dough out and it's an absolute bust! No cookies here b/c the dough is ridiculous. The small part I was able to roll out was ruined after trying to remove my cookie cut out b/c again it's so sticky that it mis-shaped my cookie. I'm so bummed. No Valentine cookies now ;(
Taste ok, not super sweet, though. My husband asked if I forgot the sugar :) Also had big problems with crazy sticky dough. Even though they were chilled. I added a TON of flour when trying to roll out. After finally getting only 6 cookies cut out, I was done for the night.
I have a tip for cut out sugar cookies. When your rolling out the dough use half flour and half powdered sugar. The dough will be easier to handle and the cookies won't come out dry because the powdered sugar melts into them. Give it a try-it always works for me.