Our Favorite Soft Sugar Cookies

I am excited to share my favorite Soft Sugar Cookie recipe. These cookies are very addicting and make the perfect homemade treats for the holidays. Bake a batch to enjoy at home with your family or send some to special friends, neighbors or relatives as special homemade holiday gifts. Promise they will love them!

My husband and I love to bake cookies every Christmas with our kids. Yes, it takes longer. Yes, it can get messy, but just seeing the excitement on their faces, it is worth it. So get the kids in the kitchen to bake with you and start a new tradition this holiday season.

Ready to make these delicious sugar cookies?

Melt in the mouth Soft Sugar Cookies

Adapted from Life Made Sweeter

For the cookies:

Yield: About 40 cookies

• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt

For the frosting:

• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Pinch of salt
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3-4 tbsp heavy cream
• Food coloring

Make the cookies:

• Using your mixer, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed until nice and fluffy. Add egg and beat until incorporated. Reduce speed to low and add sour cream and vanilla and beat, until well combined, scraping down the bowl with a silicone spatula.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Turn the mixer on low and slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
• Using a tablespoon, scoop cookie dough onto the baking pan (spacing about 2 inches apart).
• Bake on middle rack for about 11 minutes or until the cookies are just starting to turn golden (NOT brown) on the edges (switching and rotating baking sheets about halfway through). Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on the sheet. Repeat with any remaining dough.