Giant Sugar Cookies

By barbsjustagirl

Ingredients

• * 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• * 1 teaspoon baking powder
• * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• * 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• * 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• * 1 1/2 cups sugar, plus more for sprinkling
• * 1 large egg
• * 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• * 1/4 cup sour cream

Details

Servings 10

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with one rack in upper third and another in lower third. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
2. Using an electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 4 minutes. Add egg and vanilla; beat well to combine.
3. With mixer on low, add half the flour mixture, followed by sour cream, then remaining flour mixture; mix just until smooth. (Dough will be stiff; you may need to finish mixing it by hand with a wooden spoon.)
4. Drop mounds of dough, each equal to about 3 tablespoons, 3 to 4 inches apart, onto two ungreased baking sheets; sprinkle with sugar. Bake until edges of cookies are just firm and tops are barely beginning to brown, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets once halfway through. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.