Sour cream cookies are one of the easiest tea time snack to make. I generally make these cookies whenever there is left over sour cream from some other baking experiment. I made this recipe from whatever I could find at home and no special ingredient was needed. Without further ado, here is the recipe.
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¼ tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
Tips:
- Use butter, sour cream and egg at room temperature.
- You can add 1 tbsp of lemon zest to the dough  to cut the sweetness of cookies and bring a distinct flavor.
- Duration of baking may change with different ovens, so keep an eye after 7-8 mins.
- While storing these cookies, put a piece of parchment paper between each cookie otherwise they will stick to each other and break.
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degree F.
2. In a glass bowl, cream sugar and butter together.
3. Add egg, sour cream and vanilla extract to the bowl and mix well.
4. Sift all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together so that there are no lumps.
5.Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and combine them to get a soft dough.
6.Put the mixture in the refrigerator for 30-35 mins so that it becomes manageable.
7. Prepare the baking tray by lining it with a parchment paper or cookie sheet.
8. Add just ½ tbsp equivalent of dough for each cookie on the baking tray.
12. Put it in the oven 7-8 minutes, until they are golden at the bottom.
13. Get it out, let it cool before serving.