Giant Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar, plus more for sprinkling
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees, with one rack in upper third and another in lower third. in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• 2 using an electric mixer on medium-high, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 2 to 4 minutes. add egg and vanilla; beat well to combine.
• 3 with mixer on low, add half the flour mixture, followed by sour cream, then remaining flour mixture; mix just until smooth. (dough will be stiff; you may need to finish mixing it by hand with a wooden spoon.).
• 4 drop mounds of dough, each equal to about 3 tablespoons, 3 to 4 inches apart, onto two ungreased baking sheets; sprinkle with sugar. bake until edges of cookies are just firm and tops are barely beginning to brown, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating sheets once halfway through. transfer cookies to a rack to cool.