Valentines Day just wouldn't be complete without sugar cookies! After trying loads of recipes I finally settled on this one. It has sour cream in it, and how could that be a bad thing? Use your favorite frosting or use the recipe included, or ice them, like the cookies pictured above. I happened across a really great recipe for icing, too, if you are so inclined. Let me know what you think!
Soft Sugar Cookies
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
5 cups sifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. soda
1/2 salt
Cream butter, and sugar together. Add the eggs and vanilla, mix well. Whisk dry ingredients together and add them alternately with the sour cream. Chill. Roll out to a fat 1/4 inch, then cut. Bake at 350 degrees until light brown around the edges, about 10-12 minutes depending on your oven. Makes about 5 dozen 3" cookies.
Icing
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. butter-softened
2 Tbsp. water
1 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. vanilla
food color, if desired
Combine powdered sugar, water, 1 Tbsp. butter, corn syrup and 1/2 tsp. vanilla in a small mixer bowl; mix until powdered sugar is moistened. Mix at medium speed until smooth, adding additional water if necessary, to reach desired glazing consistency. Tint with food color, if desired.
Frosting
1/2 cube butter--softened
1 lb. powdered sugar
canned milk (evaporated)
Cream the butter, add the powdered sugar and milk alternately until it is the right consistency. Spread on cookies.
3 comments:
Those are beautiful!
Those just look to pretty to eat!! You guys are so talented over in that house.
yum yum yum yum...hmmm, I think I saw a crazy hairy man that smelled like pepperoni take off with my box of cookies, can I get some more?
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