Make 'em: "Those" Cookies

you know those cookies.  the ones at the grocery store that are soft and have all that sugary frosting on top.  usually with sprinkles.  the ones that occasionally somehow make it into your cart, through the beeper, into your bag, all the way home and into your mouth at 10pm?  you know, those cookies.

what say we bake 'em.

sour cream cookies (a.k.a. those cookies)
recipe courtesy of a former student circa 1998-ish

in a mixer, cream together:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream

in a separate bowl, sift together:

• 3+1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking powder

gently add dry ingredients to wet mixture and combine just until it's all incorporated (DO NOT over mix). form into a flat round, cover and chill for at least an hour.  roll out to about 1/4-1/3" thick and make cut-outs.  bake at 350 for 9-10 minutes, watch them the first time to know how your oven will behave - you don't want them to brown.  cool on a rack and then decorate!

these are my favorite cookies for cutouts.  they are soft and light and not too sweet.  the dough freezes great, as do the cookies, so you can have them on hand for when a coookie emergency arises.  like last night around 9ish, when a certain husband ate one slathered with leftover chocolate frosting.  basically, the cookie was a vehicle for the frosting. and i admire that.  heck, i'm the one who made it for him.  i know my audience.

enjoy + happy making!  xoxo

Comments

[Anne Marie]

Sounds yummylicious!

I love visiting grocery stores in th US and visit the baking isle, with lots of cake and cookie decorations that we don't have here, and colour for frostings (here it is easy to find red, green and yellow, but other colours are difficult to find).

Anyhow: looks delicious!

[JCasa]

you can do it, too anne-marie! i just used food coloring in white buttercream frosting to get the different colors. xoxo

[Rachel M]

YUM. The ton of frosting is the best. I've never had a good "those cookies" or sugar cookie recipe, because growing up I never really liked this kind and they're not really my fave now either. BUT, you find that, on occasion, you need this cookie. Glad to have this in my cookie arsenal now! Thanks!

[tara]

Okay, I want to make those cookies. One question: is the butter at room temperature or cold? I may have to steal your decorating idea too. Thanks.

[JCasa]

hi tara,

butter was room temp - thanks for asking. have fun decorating. we made them for a 4th of july party and frosted them white, then all the kids at the party decorated their own cookies with red, white + blue candies. xoxo

[JCasa]

oh rachel, they are not too sweet - i even like them completely plain, unfrosted (gasp!) with a cup of coffee. which reminds me...

xoxo

[Jessica]

Yes, I know those cookies. An old roommate and I used to call them lard cookies. But these don't seem so bad!

[twilley2b@yahoo.com]

I'm new to your blog and just in love with everything you do. I'm also amazed that you have time to do anything with two (beautiful) little girls. These cookies are adorable!

[Teresa]

Oh mama!!! I need these cookies! Thank you for being so generous in sharing the recipe and they're so flippin' cute! Great job on the decoratin'!

Have a good, good day!

[Ammie]

Gah! Now I'm so hungry!

;D