Grandma Bray’s Soft Sugar Cookies
Happy Friday, y’all!!! My grandma’s soft sugar cookies are this star this 5th night of Halloween! These little cuties are the absolute BEST sugar cookies. They are pillowy soft with a hint of nutmeg and just the right amount of sweetness. While I like topping these cuties with coarse sanding sugar, my sisters favorite topping for these cookies is cinnamon sugar!
Grandma Bray’s Soft Sugar Cookies
pillowy soft sugar cookies
Ingredients
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup soft butter
- 1½ cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- sprinkles for topping
Instructions
- combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg then whisk together in small bowl and set aside
- in mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar then stir in vanilla
- beat in eggs until fluffy
- add flour mixture slowly, alternating between flour mixture and sour cream in 2-3 partitions – mixing until smooth between each one (note: if dough looks too sticky at the end, add more flour)
- cover bowl and chill dough for ~ 1 hour, until dough is firm
- preheat oven to 450°F
- roll out dough on a very well floured surface and cut into 2 or 3 inch circles
- sprinkle top of cookies with sprinkles
- bake 5 minutes then cover with towel while cooling
