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How to Make Sour Cream Cookies

Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose, unbleached flour
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
½ cup reduced-fat margarine
½ cup sugar (Try turbinado, a brown sugar)
2 egg whites, slightly beaten
½ cup light sour cream
½ cup dried currants
½ teaspoon cinnamon (for topping)
1 Tablespoon sugar (for topping)

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Sift the flour and baking powder together, place in a mixing bowl, and set aside.

In a separate mixing bowl, cream the margarine and sugar with an electric mixer until the texture turns light and fluffy. Add the egg whites and continue to mix until well mixed. Add the flour, mixing alternately with the sour cream; beat until smooth after each addition. Stir in the currants.

Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls spaced 1-1/2-inches apart onto a nonstick cookie sheet. Press each cookie somewhat flat with the bottom of a glass dipped in additional sugar. Sprinkle the top of the cookies with ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon sugar mixed together. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until the top and edges of cookies turn golden brown. This recipe makes three dozen cookies.
 

This recipe is courtesy of Wilbert Jones, author of “The Healthy Soul Food Cookbook.”

Here's how we remixed this recipe, including the nutrition information and shop smarter tips!

The Remix Revealed   Nutrition Information   Shop Smarter Tips

Here's how this cookie recipe was remixed:

  • This recipe uses a great-tasting, low-fat sour cream to cut fat and calories. To cut even more fat and calories, you could even try a non-fat sour cream. It works great in dips, spreads and potato dishes, too. You'll cut about 320 calories and about 35 grams of fat per cup by substituting non-fat sour cream for the full-fat version.
     
  • It's hard to fake sugar in cookie recipes, particularly for a topping. Instead of using white sugar, use Turbinado, a natural brown sugar. It’s less processed than white sugar and it has a slight, molasses-like flavor.

Traditional holiday cookies are loaded with fat. This healthier cookie recipe cuts the fat to only 3 grams per cookie. Yes, these cookies are perfect for any holiday buffet table if you watch your portion size. Here’s the nutrition information:

Calories: 137
Fat: 3 grams
Cholesterol: 1 mg
Sodium: 113 mg
Carbohydrates: 24 grams
Protein: 3 grams

Here is an insider tip you need to know:

•    Turbinado, a brown sugar, costs $2.99 for a 2-pound box and can be found on the aisle where white sugar is sold.

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