Old-Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe
Add a photo
1 of 7 Photos

Old-Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies

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

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.9 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (49)

 

Servings  (Help)

Calculate

 

Original Recipe Yield 3 dozen
 

Ingredients

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

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Cream butter to consistency of mayonnaise. Add sugar gradually, while continuing to cream.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix and sift flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
  5. Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream; beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
  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.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 238 | Total Fat: 8.5g | Cholesterol: 43mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

ADVERTISEMENT

 view all reviews »  

The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 3, 2003 by TRICIA MULLINS   view full review
It is a very good cookie to cut out and quick to bake. but i did find out something you kneed...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2007 by Aubrie   view full review
Wonderful recipe! My grandma made a similar recipe with buttermilk. This one is much more...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2003 by SHANNON STEVENS   view full review
This is one of the first cookies I made when I started baking as a young girl. It has been a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2008 by Melenie O.   view full review
So happy to have found this recipe! My mom used to make these for me when I was a kid. We...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 2, 2008 by FrackFamily5 Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This was very good. Not a crispy or chewy sugar cookie. It was dense and soft- exactly what...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2005 by TraceyM   view full review
Really great Taste.... I used frosting instead of the cin.and sugar. loved the Cookies...they...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2003 by Shawnee   view full review
I have made this cookie twice now. Both times it has come out like a cake instead of a cookie....
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 9, 2005 by JULEEBUG2   view full review
This is a great pancake recipe, but I was looking for a sugar cookie recipe. Oh well. Back...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2010 by daniellemaria69   view full review
I love these cookies, you can vary them and add cocoa, molasses, or even cinn/sugar and make...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.9 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 27, 2010 by Audreylovesbaking   view full review
Not a huge fan of this cookie but that may be my personal bias. It was really soft but not in...

 

recipe box See something worth saving?
Register now to save all your favorites in your Recipe Box.

Sign up for FREE Now!

ADVERTISEMENT

Related Videos

Sugar Cookies

So easy to make, sugar cookies make perfect treats any time of year!

Award-Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

See how to bake a top-rated chocolate chip cookie.

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

See how to make a top-rated sugar cookie from scratch.

Related Menus

Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Sorry, there are no related menus here yet.
 
Select Your Version:  Argentina  |  Australia & New Zealand  |  Brazil  |  Canada  |  China  |  France  |  Germany  |  India  |  Japan  |  Korea  |  Mexico  |  Netherlands  |  Poland

Quebec  |  Russia  |  SE Asia  |  United Kingdom & Ireland  |  United States