Description
Delicious sugar cookies decorated with colorful buttercream flowers, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
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- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Buttercream frosting (for piping)
- Food coloring (optional, for decorating)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Mix in the sour cream until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients gradually, mixing until just combined.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges are lightly golden.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Pipe flowers on top of cooled cookies using buttercream frosting.
Notes
Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to a week. For longer storage, freeze them before frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg