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Sour Cream Drop Cookies

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Sour Cream Drop Cookies

I've tried for years to duplicate my Nana's sour cream drop cookies recipe. I was skeptical about the lemon extract, but it was what the recipe needed!

Ingredients

  • 2 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • ½ teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • ¼ cup chopped walnuts, or to taste (Optional)
  • ¼ cup raisins, or to taste (Optional)

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg into a bowl.
  • Beat 1 1/2 cups sugar and butter together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition; beat in sour cream and lemon extract. Gradually stir flour mixture into butter mixture until dough is combined.
  • Drop dough by rounded tablespoons about 3 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown around the edges, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over cookies; top with walnuts and raisins. Continue baking until bottoms begin to brown, 3 to 4 minutes more. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

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