Old Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies

5 from 2 votes

This old-fashioned sour cream cookie (tea cake cookie) is an old-fashioned cookie that comes from the southern US. These are drop cookies so there is no rolling needed and they are so easy to make. They have a wonderful buttery nutmeg flavor and a cake-like texture and they get better with age.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Servings: cookies

Author: Melissa Oleary

Equipment

sheet pan

Ingredients

2 cups All purpose flour
1 cup light brown sugar packed
½ cup butter room temperature
½ cup sour cream
1 egg large
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon nutmeg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and mix together.
2 cups All purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
In a large bowl, add your butter and brown sugar and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes to cream.
1 cup light brown sugar, ½ cup butter
Now add your egg, sour cream and vanilla and mix until combined.
1 egg, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ cup sour cream
Now add half of your dry ingredients to your wet and mix on low speed until combined.
Add the remaining dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix again until combined.
Drop a tablespoon of dough on to a sheet pan making sure to leave about 2 inches.
Do this until all of your dough is used up.
Place in the pre-heated oven for 12-15 minutes or until the edges just start to brown.
Let cool completely.
Dust with powdered sugar before serving.

Notes

Storing the cookies:

These cookies store really well covered on the kitchen counter for up to 2 days.

Refrigerate if you need to store them longer

Nutrition

Nutrition Values are estimates only.

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Course :Dessert