Soft Cakey Sugar Cookies
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 6 cups flour, divided
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon mace
- 2 cups buttercream frosting
- rainbow candy sprinkles (optional)
- Cream butter and sugars. Add eggs one at a time, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, sift or whisk 5 cups flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and mace.
- Mix dry ingredients into creamed ingredients 1/3 at a time. Divide into 2 or 3 discs or rolls. Cover each in plastic wrap. Chill for at least one hour.
- Roll out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into 2-3 inch circles or desired shapes.
- Bake at 300 degrees F for 8-12 minutes, until just beginning to brown on the bottom. Cool on pan for 5 minutes, transfer to cooling rack for 10-15 more minutes, until completely cooled.
- Frost with buttercream frosting, and decorate with sprinkles. Allow frosting to set before storing in an air-tight container.
powdered sugar, white sugar, butter, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, mace, buttercream frosting, sprinkles
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/soft-cakey-sugar-cookies-530513 (may not work)