Melt in Your Mouth Sugar Cookies

Submitted by Barenakedchef

"This recipe comes from my husband's cousin, Tracie from North Dakota. She sent it to me for a family cookbook I'm assembling..and they are awesome!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 37mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (or almond extract)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoons baking powder

• FROSTING INGREDIENTS

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 teaspoons vanilla (or almond extract)
• 1 (1 lb) bag powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup margarine

directions

1. Cream together butter, eggs, sugar, sour cream and vanilla.
2. Mix salt, flour, baking soda and baking powder and add to butter mixture.
3. Chill one hour or overnight.
4. Roll the batter out to 1/4 to 1/2-inch thickness.
5. Cut cookies with your favorite cookie cutters.
6. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Keep them white; don’t overbake!
7. For frosting: Cream together margarine and cream cheese.
8. Add vanilla and sugar.
9. Frost cookies.

Reviews

[JPerez]

These are delish! I did make a slight adjustment...I added 1 tsp cream of tartar in place of 1 tsp of baking powder. I also used my standard frosting of powdered sugar, milk, and butter but next time I'll try this frosting recipe; sounds good. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

 

[myangelhayden]

This was my first ever attempt at cut our sugar cookies and they turned out great (although I just used colored sugar, no frosting). They truly melt in your mouth!