Sugar Cookies
April 24, 2019These were fun to make and so cute! It makes three pans approximately so I made some plates for my friends and neighbors. Sometimes I just get a craving for a yummy sugar cookie & I HATE making the kind you roll out. So messy and frustrating. These are easy and yummy!
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup butter (16 tablespoons), softened
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
FROSTING
- 3/4 cup butter, softened (12 tablespoons)
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 6 cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp cream or milk
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line several cookie sheets with parchment paper
2. In the bowl of stand mixer with a paddle attachment, add the butter, oil, granulated sugar and powdered sugar. Mix until combined
3. Add baking soda, cream of tartar and salt. Sprinkle across top of sugars and then mix. This is done so no clumping occurs. Mix 2 minutes until well combined
4. Add the sour cream, eggs and vanilla. Mix 30 seconds.
5. Add the flour and mix until no dry streaks remain and well combined. No need to overmix.
6. Using hands, make balls that are approximately 3-4 tablespoons. Place several inches apart on baking sheets. Add 1/2 cup granulated sugar to a small dish.
7. Lightly spray the bottom of a flat bottomed glass with cooking spray and dip the bottom of the glass in the sugar. Press each cookie down into an even thickness dipping the glass in the sugar for each cookie.
8. Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes until just set. You do not want to brown them or they will crumble when eaten. Let the cookies cool on baking sheets before removing to cooling rack.
FROSTING
1. In a medium bowl or standing mixer, combine the butter, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until thick and smooth. Add the powdered sugar and cream(milk) and mix until well-combined. Add additional cream if needed.
2. Frost the cooled cookies and decorate as desired.
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