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Sour Cream Cut Out Cookies

These Sour Cream Cut Out Cookies are super soft and spread with a fluffy buttercream frosting. Similar to Lofthouse style sugar cookies.
Prep Time40 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Additional Time6 hours
Total Time6 hours 50 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 60 about 5 dozen cookies
Calories: 144kcal

Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup sour cream

For the Frosting

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2-4 teaspoons heavy cream or milk room temperature

Instructions

To Make The Cookie Dough

  • Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in eggs and vanilla. Beat to combine. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking soda.
  • Add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix to combine. Add the sour cream and mix again. Add the remaining dry ingredients and stir until combined
  • Chill the dough for at least 6 hours, overnight is best.

To Bake The Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 325°F. Roll out about 1/3 of the cold dough to about 1/3-inch thickness on a well-floured surface. This is a sticky dough, so you will need to keep everything well-floured. Keep any dough that you are not working with in the refrigerator, so it will stay cold.
  • Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes. Do not over bake them. They should still be pale when they come out of the oven. If the edges are browned, they won't be as soft.
  • Allow the cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes, before transferring them to a wire rack to cool. The cookies freeze well unfrosted. Allow them to cool completely before frosting.

To Frost The Cookies

  • Beat the butter with an electric mixer for 2 or 3 minutes, until fluffy. Slowly add the powdered sugar and continue beating. Add the vanilla and only enough of the milk or cream to make the frosting a spreadable consistency.
  • Use food coloring to tint the frosting with whichever colors you like. Frost the cookies and top with sprinkles, if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 21mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 221IU | Vitamin C: 0.03mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg