My good friend and her mom make these cookies all the time and just looking at this picture makes my mouth water! I’ve never tasted a yummier, thicker, more moist sugar cookie in my life! Here is the basic recipe, but of course you can dress these up by cutting them into different shapes and by coloring the frosting. This recipe is a keeper- bookmark it!
OLD-FASHIONED SUGAR COOKIES
1 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
4 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 c. sour cream
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter with sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Add sifted dry ingredients alternating with sour cream, mixing after each addition, until smooth. Blend in vanilla. Chill until firm enough to roll. Cut with cookie cutter – place on ungreased sheet. Sprinkle with sugar (if not frosting them). Bake @ 375° for 10-12 min.
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Those look so yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Bookmark it, nuthin’! I pinned it!
YUM! Just bookmarked it! Looks yummy!!
These look so yummy!! So did you bake yours as bars? I’m all for making it easier by making bars, so just curious! Thanks for the recipe!
I didnt bake these that were pictured, but it looks like thats how these were baked!
I’m thinking of making these for enrichment tonight. Would i be able to make them into balls and bake them so they come out round? Are they a similar texture to the puffy lofthouse cookies you buy at the grocery store?
thanks!
I’ve never baked them round, but I would think you can bake them as you would any other sugar cookie. And yes, they are very similar to the lofthouse cookies!
I saw these on Pinterest and they look delicious! I will have to try these soon!
These look so yummy. I have been in search of the best sugar cookie for some time now. I will be making these this week-end. thanks for sharing it. I love you website!
My friend just made these this week and brought me some- they are SO yummy!
Ok, these were really yummy! Totally like lofthouse. I just dropped them with a cookie scoop then rolled into balls. I didn’t even chill them! I frosted them with a pastry bag. So easy and so pretty. I’ll be posting on my blog soon and will let you know and link back, of course.
I posted about these today! http://remarkable-home.blogspot.com/2011/10/puffy-sugar-cookies-recipe.html
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When it says “soda” does it mean club soda?
It is baking soda- sorry, I just edited to specify that!
hey, mine are in the making as i write this, i want to cut them into shapes but the dough is way to sticky
im afraid if i add alot of flour it will not taste as good. how long did you chill them for? maybe thats the problem