Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These sour cream sugar cookies are perfect for rolling and cutting into fun shapes! Top them with cream cheese frosting that can be dyed to decorate however you’d like.
Ever since I (Tiffany) was a kid, I’ve been making these sour cream sugar cookies with my mom. I continued doing that as an adult in college. My mom even mailed some to me both Christmases that I was a missionary in Puerto Rico!
When Phillip and I were first married and his family came out for our December wedding, my mother-in-law tried these cookies and fell in love. After they went home, she emailed me to ask for the recipe so she could make them with my new brother-and sister-in-law. They’ve now become a family tradition in her household, too!
She sent me these pictures afterwards. Aren’t they cute?
Everyone I’ve ever introduced to these cookies has told me that they taste so much better than traditional sugar cookies – and they’re right. Try them for yourself and see!
We love making them with these cute cookie cutters for any holiday or occasion!
As you may already know, in our home we do our best to make Christmas about giving to others and celebrating the birth of the Savior of the world. We don’t do gifts from Santa, but we enjoy pretending to be Santa with our children. So one family tradition is to make these cookies and decorate them for Christmas.
Decorating Ideas for Different Holidays
Do you need decorating ideas for these sour cream sugar cookies? We’ve got some cute ones for each holiday and season!
Check out these sneak peaks of some adorable designs!
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies Recipe
Cream together:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs
Add in:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
Mix together and then slowly stir in:
- 5 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp. baking soda
Be careful not to over-beat! Roll out on a floured surface to 3/4″. Cut into circles or use cookie cutters to cut these sour cream sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting into whichever shapes you’d like!
Bake at 425* for 5 minutes. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Beat together:
- 1 cube (1/2 cup) butter
- 1 pack (8 oz) softened cream cheese
Add:
- 1 tsp vanilla
Alternate adding these items while beating:
- 1/4 total cup milk
- Up to 5 cups of powdered sugar
You need to alternate adding sugar and milk so it doesn’t clump! Keep on beating until smooth and at the desired texture. If mix is too runny, just add a bit of powdered sugar. If it is too thick, and a tiny bit of milk.
Tip: this is also my favorite frosting recipe for cinnamon rolls!
Add some festivity
Here are some tips to make these sour cream sugar cookies with cream cheese frosting for any occasion:
- Use cookie cutters to make these any shape you’d like for Halloween, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or a birthday party!
- Separate the icing into smaller amounts and use food coloring to add some color
- Let the kids top with sprinkles to add to the fun
Give them a try, and let us know in the comments what you think!
You should also check out the Sour Cream Sugar Cookies web story we made!
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
These delicious but easy sour cream sugar cookies with a cream cheese frosting are light and fluffy, and they are are perfect for cutting into fun shapes with cookie cutters!
Topped with a delicious homemade cream cheese frosting, these cookies are perfecting for making and decorating with your children to share with others.
Ingredients
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 cubes butter (1 1/2 cups)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 5 cups flour
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 pack (8 oz) softened cream cheese
- 1/4 cup milk
- 5 cups of powdered sugar
Instructions
Cookies
- Cream together the sugar, 1 cup (2 cubes) butter, and eggs.
- Add in sour cream and 1 tsp vanilla
- Mix together
- Slowly stir in flour, salt, and baking soda
- Be careful not to over-beat!
- Roll our onto a floured surface to 3/4" thickness.
- Cut into circles or use cookie cutters.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 5 minutes. Allow to cool completely before decorating.
Frosting
- Beat together 1 cube butter and cream cheese
- Add 1 tsp vanilla
- Alternate adding powdered sugar and milk while beating
- You need to alternate or else it will clump up
- Keep on beating until smooth and at the desired texture
- If mix is too runny, just add a bit of powdered sugar. If it is too thick, add a tiny bit of milk.
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