Cinnamon and Sugar Sour Cream Cookies from The Semisweet Sisters

Cinnamon and Sugar Sour Cream Cookies - made dough February 7, 2024 from The Semisweet Sisters 

1/2 cup (1 stick) salted butter (I used unsalted and added 1/4 teaspoon salt)

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg \

1/2 cup sour cream

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

Topping (whisk together in small bowl)

2 tablespoons granulated sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg, sour cream and vanilla, mixing until combined.
3. Add flour, baking soda and baking powder and mix on low speed until just combined.
4. Drop dough by round tablespoonfuls on prepared baking sheets, evenly spacing 2 inches apart. Sprinkle tops with cinnamon sugar mixture. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

If you go by the pictures, you'd think these were snickerdoodles. They look similar and almost, but not quite, taste "the same" but these are actually sour cream cookies.

Using sour cream in cookie dough almost always results in a cakey cookie and that's what these were. The sprinkling on top of cinnamon sugar (I used the Penzey's vanilla sugar blend) contributes to the snickerdoodle vibes. But these don't have cream of tartar and are more cakey than your average snickerdoodle so that's where the similarity ends.

Because these are more cake-like in texture, you don't want to underbake as much as a more typical cookie as it doesn't set to a fudgy texture as much as a mushy one. But don't overbake it either or they'll get too bready and dry.

Overall, these were good….as long as you're not expecting snickerdoodles. They're like a soft, cakey vanilla cookie. The sour cream flavor wasn't pronounced but it also helped prevent the cookies from being too sweet. It's a good way to use up leftover sour cream if that's what you're aiming for and want a simple, no-fuss cookie. The batter does tend to be soft and a little sticky but despite that, as you can see, the cookies didn't spread thin and stayed nice and thick.