We make sugar cookies a lot- they’re an easy holiday treat and the kids love to decorate them. This year I opted for a more “grown up” version for Valentines Day. They’re easy but still festive and they don’t have all the food coloring and 2 lbs of sprinkles my kids would insist on. {Hence the reason why I made them when they weren’t at home! Ha!}
I love the chocolate lattice hearts on top too! I saw this idea on Pinterest but I didn’t pin it, so I’m sorry for the lack of reference. Thank you sweet person who inspired this idea!
I did use Nellie’s Super Soft Sugar Cookie recipe she posted a few months ago. Mmmm! These are SO good. I love the addition of sour cream and how it adds to the light texture of these cookies!
Super Soft Sugar Cookies
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. soda
- 2 cups flour
Cream together sugar and butter. Add egg and vanilla. In separate bowl, combine sour cream, salt and soda. Add flour and sour cream to butter mixture, beat until smooth. Chill dough for several hours.
Bake at 375 for 10 minutes. Make sure not to over-bake your cookies. They may not even look totally done on the tops, but if the bottoms start to brown, I take mine out and they are perfect!
While the cookies are baking and cooling, you can make the frosting…
Sugar Cookie Frosting
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 tsp. vanilla
Beat butter until smooth. Beat in remaining ingredients until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add additional milk a little at a time if thinner consistency is desired.
Ruthie says
This looks amazing! Yum. I hope you'll come share at Super Saturday Show & Tell party today!! http://www.whatscookingwithruthie.com
Nellie says
Ruthie – I just shared…thank you!
Ruthie Armstrong says
Thanks so much for linking up to my Super Saturday Show & Tell today! I am in love with these cookies 🙂 xoxo~ Ruthie
Rita says
These look so good! I think that you have inspired me to make some "Grown-up" sugar cookies now! Thanks for sharing.
Winnie says
These are simply AWESOME<br />Soooooooooo beautiful 🙂
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
Such pretty cookies – love the chocolate lattice work on them. I'd love for you to come over and share at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party.http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party-3/