Soft Sour Cream Cookies

Soft Sour Cream Cookies... yep, the secret to those soft sugar cookies you can get in store bakeries is sour cream!  Did you know this?  

Well I'm about to share the recipe, so you can give it a try yourself! ;)  Aren't these snowflake cookies adorable?

I originally shared this post on the blog a few years ago, but I thought it was time to bring these sour cream sugar cookies to the forefront again. Just yesterday, the girls were requesting that we make some for Christmas. :)


I'm using Gay Lea's Premium Sour Cream (which is their thickest, richest sour cream made with 3 simple ingredients.  It's amazing with chips (if you're like me ;) or to use to make a flavoured dip, and it's awesome in baking!  This sour cream is only available in Ontario and only in the 425ml size.

Now, let me share this recipe with you!



soft sour cream sugar cookies

Soft Sour Cream Cookies


What You'll Need:

5 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup sour cream
1 cup butter (softened)
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla

Directions:

Combine dry ingredients (flour, baking soda & salt) in a bowl (set aside for later).
In your mixer, mix together sour cream and butter.
Add sugar, eggs, and vanilla and mix until combined.
Slowly add the dry mixture and mix.  Your dough will look like the photo below (top right).
Divide dough into two balls and wrap with plastic wrap.
Refrigerate for 1-2 hours (longer is fine if you need to come back to it later).

sour cream sugar cookies

This is the fun part, when your kids will really want to help!

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line your baking sheet with parchment paper, so they're ready to go.
Flour your work surface (so the dough won't stick to it) and your rolling pin.
Put one of your dough balls down and start rolling until it's around 1/4" thick (or whatever thickness you like).
Sprinkle flour as needed to keep the dough from sticking to the table or rolling pin.

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Once it's rolled out the way you like it, it's time to get your cookie cutters and cut your shapes out!
If your cookie cutters are sticking, you can dip them in flour to prevent that.

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Place your cookies on your cookie sheets (on parchment paper) and bake for 8-10 minutes.
Try to take them out just before they get brown on the bottom if you want them to be nice and soft.
Frost with your favourite frosting and dig in! :)

cookies made with sour cream

Can You Freeze Sugar Cookies?


You can store them in an airtight container (up to 2 weeks) or freeze them in a freezer ziplock bag for up to a month!

Can You Freeze Sugar Cookie Dough?


You can also freeze the dough for up to a month, and finish the rolling/cutting/baking process at a later date.

can you freeze sugar cookies

We love this recipe and used it for Katrina's Frozen birthday party.  Hope you love it too!

You can find more great recipes and information on Gay Lea products on their website.

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72 comments:

  1. I like to make drop cookies mostly, like molasses crinkles, or chocolate chip

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  2. We make a lot of banana nut bread this time of year!

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  3. I think I know what we're going to make today! :)

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  4. Giant Ginger cookies are a big favourite in our house!

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  5. I will have to give these a try. I love a good sugar cookie.

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  6. I don't have a favourite yet but I've been experimenting with some pumpkin chocolate chip muffins. I think I'll be making more of those

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  7. I don't have a favorite per se. I like to try new recipes, usually ones that a friend has told me worked. I will definitely be trying this one!

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  8. We make cut out cookies every year for Santa

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  9. This looks so delicious, thanks for the recipe

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  10. Traditional Sticky Toffee Pudding & Pumpkin Creme Brulee.

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  11. I love to make baklava for the holidays. It is a bit time-intensive but SO worth it!

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  12. Chocolate crinkle cookies are my fave!

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  13. Gingerbread men Cookies I just love the yummy smell

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  14. I love the peanut butter balls and the shortbread cookies that I bake.

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  15. I like to bake Christmas sugar cookies.
    heather hgtempaddy@hotmail.com

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  16. I love making my Cashew Coffee Biscotti! It's a wonderful treat to dunk in those warm winter drinks!

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  17. I love to make Broken Glass dessert.

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  18. We make a bunch of different cookies, shortbread, gingerbread & rugala with choco & cream cheese but I think my fav is the chocolate truffles we make!
    KellyPC

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  19. I love making (and eating) Sweet marie bars

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  20. Yum, those cookies look great!! I love making cookies, particularly peanut butter ones.

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  21. sugar cookies =)

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  22. I also love making candy cane cookies

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  23. I love making some kind of spritz cookies to eat with coffee :D

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  24. Sugar cookies - I'm inviting the neighborhood kids over to decorate!

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  25. I'm known for my famous, scrumptious cheesecake pops! During the holiday season, my flavours reflect chocolate hazelnut or coffee infused flavours.

    Debbie Henzel (debbiedoesdiamonds at Hotmail (dot) com

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  26. i love making apple pie and ginger cookies oh and peanut butter cookies too!
    shane
    shaneps @ hotmail .com

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  27. I don't really bake but, I make some awesome no bake chocolate-peanut butter oatmeal cookies.

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  28. I like to make sugar cookies and houses.

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  29. My favorite dessert to make for the holidays are no bake cheesecakes.

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  30. These look so pretty and delicious too.

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  31. My daughter and I like to do sugar cookies and decorate them. This year I will be trying these this year. Thank You

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  32. I am going to try this recipe for my sugar cookies this Christmas.

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  33. Huh. I've never heard of using sour cream in baking! (I use yogurt all the time). These look super cute! Added to my ever growing Christmas baking list!

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  34. these look so good ! I'm adding this recipe to my folder , cant wait to try it !

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  35. I have never made sugar cookies before, and this recipe sounds very easy, I think I am going to have to make this recipe and have my granddaughter come over to help decorate them!

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  36. I love Christmas sugar cookies. I am making this recipe this year. Thanks!

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  37. The kids love shortbread the most,I think they do just because they get to decorate them !

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  38. Tis the season! Love a good sugar cookie!

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  39. I would love to bake these for Christmas

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  40. I love sour cream so this would be good in a cookie.

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  41. I haven't baked cookie cutter cookies in forever. You've inspired me with these pretty ones.

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  42. These cookies are so pretty.
    Donna L.
    naloe@hotmail dot com

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  43. My mom makes a cream cheese sugar cookie.

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  44. Yum! I'm definitely making these for Christmas!

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  45. Now that it's cookie baking season I have been looking for a new cookie recipe to try for my grandchildren. I can't wait to try it out. It looks like a great recipe.

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  46. What GORGEOUS cookies! A tutorial on how to make and apply the icing would be awesome!

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  47. These look so yummy and I will have to try out the recipe :)

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  48. These look delicious and yours are so pretty!

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  49. My granddaughters love to bake and decorate cookies. This sounds like it would be a good recipe.

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  50. I am going to make this for the holidays! I am intrigued by the addition of sour cream.

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  51. We always make sugar cookies so the grandchildren can help decorate them.

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  52. These cookies look so festive and delicious. I am going to add this recipe to my cookie baking list.

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  53. I have seen sour cream used in cakes so I suppose it makes sense in cookies. I've not tried it yet, but they look so good i just may!

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  54. These cookies are so pretty, you could put a small hole in the top and hang them on the tree.

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  55. This would be a good recipe for the holidays. Thanks for sharing

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  56. Every once in a while you come across a recipe that has ingredients that instinctively sound like they shouldn't go together. Salt on watermelon was one I never understood until I actually tried it. I am sure the sour cream in the cookies is just as likely to change my mind!!

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  57. This recipe sounds amazing. I just copied it for my teen as she loves to bake and her cookies like this involve so many more ingredients. The only thing is she substitutes applesauce for butter to cut calories and fat .

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  58. These are so beautiful and festive and easy to make :)

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  59. These look delicious! I always wondered how they made those cookies soft.

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  60. I am researching holiday cookies and am so excited to find your sour cream recipe. Looks amazing and just the inspiration I needed. Thank You :)

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