Sour Cream Cookies
These soft sour cream cookies are topped with a mixture of cinnamon sugar and a pecan or walnut half. Bake these cookies for a weekend snack or for the kids' lunchboxes.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, softened (6 ounces)
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed, light or dark
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, 13 1/2 ounces
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground or freshly grated nutmeg
- pecan or walnut halves for the tops
Cinnamon Sugar
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl with an electric mixer, cream butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup of granulated sugar until light and smooth. Add the egg and beat until fluffy. Stir in sour cream and vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and nutmeg; blend well. Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Cover the bowl and chill the dough for 1 to 2 hours, or until firm.
- Heat the oven to 350 F.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or grease the pans.
- Place small balls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet. Grease bottom of a glass then dip in cinnamon sugar. Press a walnut or pecan half firmly onto the top of each cookie, flattening each cookie slightly.
- Combine the 2 tablespoons of sugar with 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and sprinkle over the cookies.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Remove to racks to cool.
- As soon as the cookies are completely cooled, transfer to a tightly covered container for storage.
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