Frosted Sour Cream Cookies

- The Delicious Spoon

"These Frosted Sour Cream Cookies are super soft and fluffy and topped with a simple frosting. This is a no-fuss classic cookie recipe, with no chill time needed for the dough and just 10 minutes in the oven!"

- The Delicious Spoon

Sour Cream

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Ingredients:

– shortening – granulated sugar – large egg – lemon juice – full-fat sour cream – all-purpose flour – baking powder – salt – ground nutmeg – cinnamon – baking soda Cookie Frosting – unsalted butter; softened to room temp – shortening – vanilla – whipping cream – powdered sugar – sprinkles and/or food coloring optional

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Frosted Sour Cream Cookies Recipe

Yield

36 Cookies

Course

Dessert,  Treat, Treat

prep time

15 Minutes

Cuisine

North American

1. In a large bowl cream the shortening with a hand or stand mixer until light and fluffy.  Add in the egg and lemon juice and continue to beat.

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2. Add the sugar gradually while beating.  Once all the sugar is blended until smooth use a spoon to stir in the sour cream just until blended.

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3. Place a large sieve over top of the bowl and add the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon.  Use a spoon to stir the dry ingredients through the sieve into the wet ingredients below.

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4. Stir the dry ingredients with a spoon into the wet ingredients just until combined. Don't overmix.

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5. Roll the cookie dough out on a lightly floured surface to a 1/4 inch thickness and using a cookie cutter or the rim of a small glass cut the cookie dough into 2" rounds. Transfer the cut cookies to the baking sheet and bake for 8 -10 minutes. Remove from the oven just when the top is firm to the touch and the edges are only just starting to brown.

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6. Remove the cookies from the oven and let the cookies rest for 1 minute before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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7. In the meantime make the frosting. In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Add in the vanilla and whipping cream and beat on high to combine.

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8. Gradually add in the powdered sugar while continuing to beat on high. Continue until you all of the powdered sugar is combined.

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9. Use a butter or small icing knife to spread the frosting over each cookie.  About a tbsp each. Then add the sprinkles if desired.  For any sprinkles that are larger give them a light tap to push them into the frosting a bit so that they won't roll away. Now they are ready to eat!

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Enjoy!

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