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Spiced Sour Cream Cookies

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Christmas, North American
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Chill Time: 1 hour
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 180kcal
Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen
A soft, chewy cookie prepared with sour cream and familiar, warming, Christmastime spices. Spiced Sour Cream Cookies are loaded with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg too, which makes them a very comforting and cozy confection! The drizzled glaze is completely optional too!
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Ingredients

For the Cookies:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon extract (see notes in post)
  • 4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

For the Sugar and Spice Topping:

  • 8 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

For the Optional Icing Drizzle:

  • 2 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, use a hand-held mixer to cream together the butter and both sugars until light and fluffy.
  • Add in the eggs, sour cream, and extract. Beat well to incorporate.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cream of tartar, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. Beat until just incorporated.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
  • In a small, shallow bowl, whisk together the topping ingredients and set aside.
  • Portion cookie dough into tablespoons. Roll into balls and roll into the topping mixture. Set on prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches of space between each cookie.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
  • Dust with more freshly ground nutmeg, or drizzle with icing drizzle.

Notes

If you plan to drizzle the cookies with icing after they cool, do not coat the cookies in the sugar topping before baking.  It will prevent the drizzle from sticking to the cookie.

Nutrition

Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 84mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 1mg