25 Days of Cookies – Day 1
HAPPY DECEMBER!!! We will be kicking off this year’s 25 Days of Cookies with my favorite cookie of all time – my grandma Bray’s sugar cookie recipe. I know I post this recipe all the time, but I can’t NOT feature my favorite cookie so here you go! Happy kick off to the 25 Days of Cookies, friends, and Merry Christmas!!
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
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