Soft Sugar Cookies

By á-1822

Sour cream in this recipe makes for a softer cookie than the traditonal crisp sugar cookies

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup LAND O LAKES butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated orange peel
• 4-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup LAND O LAKES Sour Cream
• Decorator sugars

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 36mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine sugar and butter in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla and orange peel; continue beating until well mixed

Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in medium bowl. Reduce speed to low. Beat, adding flour mixture alternately with sour cream and scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Divide dough into thirds; wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate until firm (at least 2 hours)

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one portion at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch cookies cutters. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle cookies with decorator sugars or bake plain

Bake for 6 to 9 minutes or until lightly browned

Recipe Tip:

Store these cookies in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Add a small piece of bread or an apple slice for even softer cookies