I’m all about baking any time of the year, but Christmas baking is by FAR my favorite. Today I’m bringing you my family’s TOP SECRET recipe for sugar cookies. These were passed down to my mom from her mom, and her mom, and so on.
I think the thing that makes these cookies so different is how FLUFFY and SOFT they are. They melt in your mouth, not too sweet, but sweet enough. Buttery, luxurious, and oh-so festive. I only ever make them this time of year, so they always get me in the Christmas mood.
Forget all those hard, crunchy Christmas cookies that remind you of a stale cracker. These will have all of your guests begging you for the recipe.
The secret to these is in the sour cream. If you’re like me, you probably hate sour cream on it’s own. However, when it’s baked into these cookies, it really creates all that extra magic that makes these to die for. You’ve JUST got to TRUST me on this one!
So whip out your cookie cutters that you forgot all about and grab some icing – it’s time to make some secret recipe Christmas cookies!
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cookies
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- 1 cup butter melted
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 cups flour sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
Ingredients
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- Cream butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl.
- Add in eggs, vanilla, and sour cream.
- Slowly add all dry ingredients and mix well.
- Chill several hours, or until dough is set.
- Flour a large surface and roll out cookie dough (make sure not to roll too thinly).
- Cut out shapes and bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Do not overbake.
- Let the cookies cool and decorate with icing of choice.
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