St. Patrick's Day Cookies

by **gina68gt** Thu Mar 03, 2022 9:34 pm

Soft Sugar Cookies

Prep Time
15 mins

Cook Time
15 mins

Total Time
30 mins

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 cookies
Ingredients
Soft Sugar Cookies

2-3/4 cup white flour (I use bread flour)
1 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 egg
3/8 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon almond or vanilla extract

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/4 cup butter (softened)
4 ounces cream cheese (softened)
1-1/2 to 1-3/4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
Soft Sugar Cookies

Combine the sugar, sour cream, butter, eggs, vanilla or almond extract, cream until smooth. Add the baking soda and salt. Gradually add the flour and mix until smooth. If you want to roll out the cookies later, place the dough in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator. When ready to cut out the cookies, place the dough onto a flour or powdered sugar covered countertop. Please flour or use powdered sugar on your rolling pin as well. I just learned this new trick from my daughter about powdered sugar (it doesn't dry out the cookie dough). Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease your cookie sheets or place parchment paper on them. I like my cookies about 1/4 inch thick when I roll out the dough. I prefer a thicker softer cookie. A thin cookie will not be as soft, so you decide how you like your cookies. Use your cookie cutters and cut the dough. Place the cookies on the cookie sheets. Bake for 10-15 minutes, depending on the size and thickness of your cookies. My 1/4 inch thick cookies need 15 minutes to bake. Let them cool on the cookie sheet before removing them to frost.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Cream the butter and cream cheese in a medium-sized bowl. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Mix until it's creamy and fluffy. Frost the cookies. Place the uneaten cookies in the refrigerator because they have cream cheese frosting on them.