When I first got married I worked as a teller in a local bank. One day a co-worker brought in some sugar cookies to share with all of us. After tasting the cookies we were all begging her for the recipe. Since then, when I want frosted sugar cookies, this is the recipe I use. It is now the recipe my mom always uses also. If you have ever purchased a Granny B’s sugar cookie from the store or a vending machine (the big circle cookies usually with pink frosting), this is what these cookies are like. I think these cookies really need to be frosted, because the dough is not extremely sweet they need the sweetness from the frosting. However, my oldest son is not a frosting fan and is perfectly content to eat these cookies plain. Sour cream is the secret ingredient to these cookies.
****Since posting the cookie recipe, I’ve had several request for my frosting recipe also. So I have added it below. It comes from one of my first cookbooks, The Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cook Book.
Sugar Cookies
Cream: 1 cup butter
work in: 1 cup sugar
Add: 2 eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Sift together 3 times (I just whisk it in a bowl):
3 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
add alternately with the dry mixture in thirds to the butter/sugar mixture:
1/2 cup sour cream
Chill: 2 to 3 hours
roll out and cut into shapes
bake at 375 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes
frost with favorite frosting
Butter Frosting
4 Tablespoons butter
2 1/3 cup powdered sugar
milk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
for chocolate frosting add 3 Tablespoons cocoa
Put butter in bowl and beat with electric mixer until fluffy. Then add about half the powdered sugar. Then beat in 1 Tablespoon milk and the vanilla. Slowly add in the rest of the powdered sugar. Add more milk if needed. Add food coloring if desired. The makes enough frosting to ice half of a cake mix, so I usually double the recipe.
These look AMAZING! Great job!
These look so cute and spooky! I am sure they are delicious! So did your pizza win? I have been wondering….
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I need to make these with my boys! They look so good!
I’m in the mood to make some this week, so this is timely! And if you DO have a great frosting recipe, I’d love to have that too!
The cookies look great! So fun for Halloween!
I’ve been dying to make some sugar cookies for the kids to decorate – and now I’ve got a recipe (finding the time may prove to be the bigger problem!). Very cute job on your decorating – and I’d like to request a frosting recipe too.
I have a similar sugar cookie recipe with sour cream as the secret ingredient too. I will have to give your a try. They look delicious!
Are you going to share your frosting recipe? I always have the hardest time making a good frosting.
You made them into such cute shapes! They sound delicious. I love the big fluffy storebought sugar cookies, but don’t often buy them. I’ll have to give these a try!