Old-Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies

     

This is a drop cookie. I have been making it for over 35 years. It is the first cookie I ever made!!!

Original recipe makes 3 dozen

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
6 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Cream butter to consistency of mayonnaise. Add sugar gradually, while continuing to cream.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix and sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  5. Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
  6. Drop by teaspoons or tablespoons depending on the size cookie you want. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over the tops of the cookies. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 238 kcal
Carbohydrates: 37.3 g
Cholesterol: 43 mg
Fat: 8.5 g
Fiber: 0.6 g
Protein: 3.3 g
Sodium: 229 mg