February Cookie of the Month: Berries and Cream Sugar Cookies

Cookies might be one of the best treats to make and share to send an unmistakable message of love. It’s definitely no secret that I love Berries and so this month, as we celebrate all things LOVE, I decided to add berries to the frosting for these delicious sugar cookies. I made them as a gift for my Valentines and took them around to share just like in the “good ol days,” when we left surprises at our loved ones doors, knocked and ran away to hide. It’s one of my favorite Valentines traditions, making a homemade treat to share with the ones that make our lives so great. So here is a sugar cookie recipe I hope you will enjoy and share.

Berries and Cream Sugar Cookies:

Ingredients for the cookie:

1 Cup Salted Butter, softened to room temperature

1 1/4 cups Granulated Sugar

3/4 cups Powdered Sugar

1/2 cup Vegetable Oil

2 large Eggs

1/4 cup Sour Cream

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

1/4 tsp Coconut Extract

5 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour

3/4 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Baking Soda

1/2 tsp Cream of Tarter

For the Frosting:

1/2 cup Salted Butter, softened but not melted.

2 TBSP Huckleberry, Strawberry, or Raspberry Jam, or fruit puree

1/4 cup Sour Cream

1 tsp Vanilla Extract

4- 5 cups Powdered Sugar

Instructions: Let’s Bake!

1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees and grab your baking sheets.
2. Using a stand mixer, mix together butter, granulated sugar and powdered sugar until creamy and fluffy. Add in the sour cream, eggs, oil, vanilla and coconut extract and mix until combined well.
3. Add into the bowl Cream of tarter, Baking Soda, Salt, and 3 cups of Flour. Mix slowly until combined.
4. Scrape down the bowl and add the remaining 2 1/2 cups of flour 1/2 cup at a time until smooth and combined. Avoid over mixing.
5. Keeping with our theme of keeping our cookies large, double scoop the cookies with a cookie scoop and make a ball. Roll the dough balls in sugar and set on the cookie sheet. My cookie sheets will fit 6 cookies to a pan because of spreading while baking.
6. Use the bottom of a Mason Jar or a cup to press down the center of the cookie before baking.
7. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cookies should still appear light colored and might seem a bit undercooked but they will continue to bake for an additional 2 minutes on the cookie sheet once out of the oven.
8. Place cookies on a cooling rack to finish cooling as you mix up the frosting.

Frosting:

1. Mix together the softened butter with the Jam or fruit puree. Add in Sour Cream and Vanilla Extract. Add 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time until the frosting reaches the desired consistency for spreading. Once cookies have cooled completely, frost them and enjoy. These cookies are a copycat recipe for Soda Shop cookies that are especially delicious served cold from the freezer.