Sour Cream Chocolate Cookies Recipe

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These soft chocolaty cookies can be easily altered to make several different varieties—I've added everything from mints to macadamia nuts to them. My husband an I live on a mixed farm with our young daughter and son. Among my favorite hobbies are gardening and baking.

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Sour Cream Chocolate Cookies Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 18 Servings
15 15 30

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup vanilla or white chips

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in chips.
  • Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: about 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 239 calories, 11 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 31 mg cholesterol, 156 mg sodium, 34 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 3 g protein.

Originally published as Sour Cream Chocolate Cookies in Country Woman March/April 2001, p29

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2013 by LIMIEG

These cookies were okay, but nothing special. Only the batch that I removed from the oven after 12 or 13 min. came out moist. The ones I cooked for the full/close to full time were too dry for me. Also, this cookie has more of a cake consistency than a cookie and I don't care for that. With so many really great classics, and other new recipes out there to try, I doubt I will make these cookies again.

Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2013 by REHT

Yummy cookie. Very moist with a good medium plus chocolate flavor. Not quite as rich as a brownie. The choc and white chips pop with yummmm flavor in your mouth!

Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2012 by lambchop21

This is the best chocolate cookie I have ever tasted it's moist and melts in your mouth. It's my sisters favorite!

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2012 by afoth73

These cookies are average. I was disappointed because the recipe and picture looked so good! I used peanut butter chips instead of vanilla. Just nothing spectacular in my opinion...

Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2012 by fresh246

These were real easy to make and turned out good, fudgy on the inside. They bake in the shape u put them on the sheet, peaks and all so don't expect the uniform round shape. Overall- would try again with different variations of chips used.

Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2011 by shell7293

Good, but nothing spectacular

Reviewed on Dec. 08, 2011 by zdb2010*

These are really really REALLY good!! Super easy too.

Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2011 by ameeadora06

I made these for my boyfriend to take with his lunches this week. I added his favorite peanut M&Ms as toppers. They are all gone! Well done:)

Reviewed on May. 10, 2011 by cherie.godbey

I love a cookie that doesn't flatten out when you cook it! I used 1 cup dark chocolate chips and 1/2 cup chopped andes mints. They were fantastic!

Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2011 by myrk

Very gooood.!!! Very chocolately & the sour cream makes it soft. I like it a lot...

Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2011 by Sprowl

Wow! Delicious. Can't stop eating them.

Hope the family gets some☺

Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2011 by anne.k.stephens

Delicious! Soft and chewy-- a perfect cookie.

Reviewed on Jan. 17, 2011 by BakinGymnast

Good, but not great. They were too crispy on the outside for me.

Reviewed on Sep. 28, 2010 by wonbyone74

these cookies were SOO good. lightly crisp on the outside, and almost brownie like on the inside. also, not too sweet!

Reviewed on Sep. 21, 2010 by jennykonschak

Very easy. I left out the white chocolate chips and it was very tasty. The sour cream makes these light and fluffy.

Reviewed on Sep. 06, 2010 by eynormile

I love this recipe. They turned out so moist. Def. some different from any other cookie recipe i usually make. Five Stars!!!

Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2010 by slummy41

I am always trying new recipes for my pastry company and had to try these after reading all of the great reviews. They turned out wonderful! They were chocolaty and rich-very delicious. I had a hard time telling when they were done ("set" wasn't that obvious) so I just took them out after 14 minutes and the texture turned out great. They were fast and easy to make and used ingredients that I always have on hand. I love cookie recipes that don't call for long periods of refrigeration!

Reviewed on May. 06, 2010 by pinkapplesauce

Discovered quite by accident that these cookies are MARVELOUS chilled. Just pop one in the fridge half an hour before eating. Reminds me of something from my childhood - glad to be reunited with such a treat!

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2010 by jessicalynnmorris

these are very good not super soft everywhere the dough is a bit thick so the cookies almost had peaks in them that were "crunchy" but the cookies are very good very chocolately and the sour cream....not sure what it does for the recipie taste or property wise but you cant even tell cus my bfs family had no clue until i told them. cookies are almost brownie like may try nuts in them next time

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2009 by Liz86

AMAZING!!! I have taken them to lots of places and always go fast and everyone loves them!

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2009 by Liz86

AMAZING!!! I have taken them to lots of places and always go fast and everyone loves them!

Reviewed on Jun. 02, 2009 by PamperedLady

I have made these twice now, and love them. I use the Andes mint chips and they are yummy!

Reviewed on May. 04, 2009 by pinkapplesauce

One of the best cookie recipes I've found - and I've tried so many! Thank you for sharing!

Reviewed on Apr. 16, 2009 by lynnecrozier

These cookies are terrific! I made them for my daughter at university and now all her friends beg her for me to send more. Seems these are everyones favourite cookie.

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2009 by lurky27

These cookies are out of this world! Make them, I say!!!

~ Theresa

Reviewed on Jan. 26, 2008 by Sarah Russ

This is a good recipe! I have succesfully tried many variations to this recipe inculding:

Substituting plain yogurt for sour cream (Yum!)

Substituting vanilla yogurt for sour cream -do not add vanilla extract to cookie dough (Delicious!)

Using 3/4 wheat flour/about 1 1/4 cup white flour (Scrumptious!)

Substituting margarine for butter (Marvelous!)

They are also good with flaked coconut, peanut butter, or marshmellows mixed into the dough.

It is one of my familys' favorite recipes! Thank you!

 
 

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