OLD-FASHIONED SOFT SUGAR COOKIES

Old-Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies image

This is a drop cookie. I have been making it for over 35 years. It is the first cookie I ever made!!!

Provided by Mellan Blount

Categories Desserts Cookies Sugar Cookies

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 ½ cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream
6 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cream butter to consistency of mayonnaise. Add sugar gradually, while continuing to cream.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
In a separate bowl, mix and sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
Drop by teaspoons or tablespoons depending on the size cookie you want. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over the tops of the cookies. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 237.5 calories, Carbohydrate 37.3 g, Cholesterol 39.8 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 229 mg, Sugar 16.8 g