Grandma's Best Sugar Cookies
These really are Grandma's Best Sugar Cookies! They're perfectly soft, a little bit chewy, sweet, tangy, and topped with an ultra-thick and creamy buttercream frosting.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 150kcal
Ingredients
Cookies
- ½ cup butter softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 cup sour cream room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 batch best vanilla frosting
Instructions
Cookies
- Cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl.
- Add in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Pour in flour, baking soda, powder, and salt and mix until fully combined.
- Cover bowl with saran wrap, place in fridge, and let it chill for an hour.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and line a baking sheet with a silicone mat.
- Scoop dough onto a prepared baking sheet using a cookie scoop and bake in preheated oven for 8 - 10 minutes. (Time will depend on cookie size - if using a large cookie scoop, I like 14 minutes)
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet before transferring them to a cooling rack.
- Let cookies cool completely before frosting.
- Frost, top with sprinkles, if desired, and enjoy!
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Notes
These cookies actually taste better the next day, so feel free to make these ahead of time!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie with frosting | Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 93mg | Potassium: 30mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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