Soft Sugar Cookies with Butter Cream Frosting

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Sugar Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
½ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

 

Cream the butter and sugar with a mixer for 2-3 minutes. 

(This helps to make the cookies soft.)

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Add the sour cream, eggs and vanilla; mix well.

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Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.  Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well.

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Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes.

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For each cookie, roll about 2 tablespoons of dough into a ball and place on parchment lined baking sheets.  (Make sure to leave about 1 inch between the cookies).  Lightly flatten the balls. 

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Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.*  The bottoms of the cookies will be lightly browned.

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Cool the cookies.  Frost with Butter Cream Frosting and decorate as desired.

*For larger cookies, use 3 tablespoons of dough to make the balls and bake for 11-12 minutes.

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Butter Cream Frosting Ingredients:
3 cups powdered sugar
¾ cup butter, softened
1½ teaspoons vanilla
1½ tablespoons milk
Dash salt

Food Coloring (optional)

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Using a mixer, whip the butter for about a minute.  Add the powdered sugar and salt.  On low speed, mix just a little bit. 

 

Add the milk and vanilla.  Beat on high until frosting is a smooth consistency. 

 

Add a little bit more milk if the frosting is too thick.  Tint with food coloring if using.

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