Sugar Cookies Galore! (and the best recipe ever)

 

 

I am in love with these cookies! They are the very best sugar cookies I've ever had.  I wish you could see how thick they are.  They remind me of the pink Granny cookies. Case and I love the cookies themselves but think it's all in the sour cream frosting. That stuff is soo good! I sent them all out of my house after making them. I would have eaten them all if they stayed around much longer. As you can tell I had way too much fun decorating them.  Thanks Gina, Juli, and Whitney for coming and making them with me!

Here's the Recipe:

Sugar Cookies

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

3 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 cups flour

Cream sugar and butter.  Add eggs and cream.  Mix in remaining ingredients.  Dough will be soft. (I always put mine in the fridge for a couple hours, or the freezer to chill.) Roll with additional flour.  Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.  Makes 64 cookies.

Sour Cream Frosting

1/4 cup butter or margarine- softened

1/2 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups powdered sugar (I ended up putting in about 4 cups.  I guess it just depends on what consistency you want for your frosting)

1/4 teaspoon salt

Combine butter, sour cream, vanilla and 1/4 teaspoon salt.  Gradually add powdered sugar and beat until smooth.  Frosting becomes stiffer when refrigerated.  Store in refrigerator.