chocolate sour cream cookies

17 Pinches
Huntley, IL
Updated on Dec 19, 2015

This is a favorite in our family for more than 50 years. It's not Christmas without them.

prep time 1 Hr
cook time
method Bake
yield Not sure

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces chocolate, unsweetened
  • 1 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup walnuts
  • FROSTING:
  • 2 ounces chocolate, unsweetened
  • 2 tablespoons butter, unsalted
  • 6 tablespoons cream
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

How To Make chocolate sour cream cookies

  • Step 1
    Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. Set aside.
  • Step 2
    Melt 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate and allow to cool.
  • Step 3
    Wash and dry raisins. Chop walnuts and set both aside.
  • Step 4
    Cream butter and sugar together.
  • Step 5
    Add eggs and extracts to butter mixture and beat well.
  • Step 6
    Add cooled chocolate and mix well.
  • Step 7
    Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream. Batter will be very thick.
  • Step 8
    Stir in raisins and nuts.
  • Step 9
    Cover and chill well (overnight is best). Batter must be cold to keep the cookies from spreading too much. It is helpful to return the bowl to the refrigerator between batches.
  • Step 10
    Make frosting before you start baking! Melt chocolate and butter over low heat. Add powdered sugar and cream alternately, stirring between additions. Frosting should be thicker than a glaze, but thinner than a cake frosting. If too thick, add a little cream. Heating frosting will help thin it out. Frosting must be warm when frosting cookies or it will not spread well. Return pan to low burner between batches.
  • Step 11
    Drop rounded teaspoonsful of batter onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  • Step 12
    Bake at 400 degrees for about 8 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet about 2 minutes. Long enough for cookies to firm up, but not completely cool.
  • Step 13
    IMPORTANT STEP: As soon as the cookies are cool enough to handle, frost with warm frosting and set on cooling rack to cool. Frosting will harden as the cookies cool.

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Category: Cookies
Method: Bake
Culture: American
Ingredient: Flour

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