Soft Sugar Cookies

I was never a fan of sugar cookies until I found this recipe. These are truly amazing! Every now and then I just have to go and make up a batch. We especially like to make them around holidays so we can invite friends over to help us frost and decorate them. I got the recipe from here, where you can find additional pictures and such if you'd like.

Ingredients

1 C butter, softened

2 C sugar

2 eggs

3 tsp vanilla

1 C sour cream

1 tsp salt

2 tsp baking soda

5 1/2 C flour (I always end up needing more so the dough will roll out better, maybe closer to 7 C)

Frosting

1/2 C butter, softened

4 C powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla

1/4-1/3 C milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix some more. Add the sour cream, then everything else and add a little more flour if needed so the dough isn't too sticky.

Roll out the cookies pretty thick (1/4-1/3 inch thick) and bake for 7-8 minutes. Be careful to not over bake these so that they stay soft and scrumptious! If they are golden brown around the edges, you've baked them too long. So take them out even if they don't look all the way done.

Beat together the frosting ingredients and add food coloring if desired. I like to frost these while they are still slightly warm (just a tiny tiny bit) so that the frosting is smooth. I put sprinkles on immediately after frosting so that they harden into the frosting.