Old-Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies

This is a drop cookie. I have been making it for over 35 years. It is the first cookie I ever made!!!

• Calories: 238 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons cinnamon sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream butter to consistency of mayonnaise. Add sugar gradually, while continuing to cream.

Step 3

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.

Step 4

In a separate bowl, mix and sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.

Step 5

Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

Step 6

Drop by teaspoons or tablespoons depending on the size cookie you want. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar mixture over the tops of the cookies. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.