I love sugar cookies. Who doesn't?!? But I get a little bored of making the traditional sugar cookie with frosting. (And to be honest, I really just don't enjoy all the rolling and cutting and rolling and cutting...Hey! I like to keep things SIMPLE!!!)
I wanted to make cookies but I yearned to do something different! So I had an idea! What if I combined sugar cookies, with jelly beans! What an Easter treat!
I tried out a new sugar cookie recipe and thought it tasted quite nice! It is definitely a keeper. So here goes:
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
3 ¼ c flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ c butter
½ c sour cream
Mix ingredients together.
Put in the fridge for an hour or so.
And this is where I made things easier. Instead of rolling and cutting the sugar cookies, I just took a small portion of dough, rolled it into a ball and then flattened it between my palms until it was about ¼" thick. (Of course you could cut these into egg shapes or bunny shapes, but...I strive for simplicity so we just had circular cookies tonight! Still tastes yummy!)
Bake at 375 for approximately 8 minutes.
When the cookies are mostly cool, push several jelly beans in the top of the cookie for extra decoration and yumminess.
Enjoy!
Oh, and my daughter also had a TON of fun helping me make these! What a great little sous-chef!
Happy Easter!
Tasha
What a fun idea!
Heather @ Gerber Days
I love it, and it's so festive!
GardenofDaisies
I was wondering how the jelly beans did not melt! Then I read the recipe! 🙂 REally cute idea! I don't like to roll and cut out either. So I plop spoonfuls of cookie dough down on a baking sheet and flatten them with a the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar (so it doesn't stick). If the bottom of your glass happens to have a pretty design, the cookies will too.
simplydesigning.blogspot.com
Garden of Daisies - I love the idea of using a glass coated with sugar to press the dough down! yum!
Holly
Never thought of adding jelly beans...great idea and the cookies look wonderful! Stopping by from Sumo's.<br />Holly<br />504main.blogspot.com
Midnight Rambler
m-m-m-marvelous! Love the glass idea too, especially with a designed bottom glass!
afistfullofweeds*
Those look delish!! Iam so trying those!! Your link was above mine, so Iam visiting you for New Friend Friday!! Nice to meet you!! Rhonda
Bonnie
Oh those look so yummy and just right for Easter. Thank you so much for sharing. :)<br /><br />I just found you from Friday Follow and I'm so glad I did. Lovely blog!<br /><br />Look forward to following you.<br /><br />xoxo,<br />Bonnie
Life Is A SandCastle
Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />Newest Friday Follower. Looking forward to your posts.<br /><br />Check out my $35 Fantasy Jewelry Box giveaway, when you can stop by:) @ http://lifeisasandcastle.blogspot.com/2010/03/fantasy-jewelry-box-review-giveaway.html
Kaysi
Those are so fun, my kids would love them!
Lanie Ree
Such a great idea! Those jellybeans even look like tiny eggs.<br /><br />Thank you for linking this to A Little Craft Therapy with Life in the Pitts.