sour cream cookies

Name: Sour Cream Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter; 3/4 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1/2 cup(s) sour cream, full-fat; ## CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING; 2 tablespoon(s) granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon

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Beth Pierce

Ofallon, MO

Updated on May 15, 2025

These easy old-fashioned sour cream cookies are soft, buttery treats with a light cinnamon sugar topping. The little bit of sour cream makes these cookies quite literally melt in your mouth. You are going to love these cookies. Let me warn you, you may find it very difficult to stop eating them. They are so delicious, buttery, and soft like my blueberry cookies, gooey butter cookies, and snowball cookies.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield 20 cookie(s)

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream, full-fat
CINNAMON SUGAR TOPPING
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

How To Make sour cream cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a large sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
Step 3

Using a stand mixer with the paddle attachment or a handheld mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Reduce the speed to low or stir and add the egg and vanilla. Mix just until incorporated.
Step 4

Add the flour mixture and sour cream in three increments, alternating between the two. Mix on low just until combined, scraping down the bowl and beaters when needed.
Step 5

Mix the sugar and ground cinnamon in a bowl.
Step 6

Using a 1 1/2 tablespoon cookie scoop, put the dough balls on a parchment paper-covered baking sheet about 2 1/2 inches apart. Sprinkle the dough balls with the cinnamon sugar
Step 7

Bake for 10-11 minutes or until set and lightly browned. Let cool for 2-3 minutes before carefully moving them to cookie cooling racks to cool.
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