Soft, chewy, sweet, and chocolatey are how I’d describe these sour cream chocolate chip cookies. Sour cream makes these cookies super soft. The recipe is extremely easy which makes it possible to make these addicting cookies in under 30 minutes!
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CLASSIC RECIPE WITH A FEW CHANGES
I typically like coming up with new and different cookie recipes, but I think it’s good to revisit classics as well. If you haven’t made sour cream cookies before and you’re a cookie fan, you need to make these! Sour cream makes baked goods super moist and delicious.
This Old Fashioned Sour Cream Crumb Cake from Sally’s Baking Addiction is another great example of an ultra moist sour cream recipe.
Instead of the two sticks of butter like sugar cookies or shortbread, this recipe uses a stick and a half. The rest of the moisture and creaminess comes from sour cream. You can’t really taste it, but it makes the cookies stay super soft for days!
MY GREAT GRANDMA’S RECIPES
I used my great grandmother’s old fashioned sour cream cookie recipe. My great grandmother’s recipes are my favorite source for classic recipes such as banana bread. I sometimes make her recipes as is or make a few changes. They are delicious, timeless and well tested recipes!
To my great grandmother’s sour cream cookie recipe, I added:
- extra vanilla (for flavor)
- some brown sugar (for additional flavor and chewiness)
- one package of semi-sweet chocolate chips (no explanation needed!)
EASY AND QUICK
These from scratch cookies are just about as easy as a boxed mix. By easy, I mean no need to roll out the dough or make frosting. You just scoop, bake, and enjoy. By quick, I mean no need to chill the dough. It can go straight from the mixing bowl to the tray to the oven.
HOW TO MAKE SOUR CREAM CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
- Start by lining your baking trays with parchment paper and preheating the oven.
- Whisk the dry ingredients together and set aside.
- Add the sugars and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix to combine. Make sure to scrape down the sides of your bowl as you add additional ingredients.
- Add the beaten egg followed by the vanilla.
- Turn the mixer to low speed so you don’t end up with flour flying all over before this next step. Alternatively add the sour cream and dry ingredients.
- Using a spatula or wooden spoon, stir in the chocolate chips.
- Form into balls of about 2 tablespoons of batter each. I like to use a cookie scoop for this to make sure the balls are the same size. Bake until they just start to become golden brown on the tops.
Once baked, store the cookies in an air tight container for about 3 days. Also, after forming the cookies into balls, they freeze well and can be baked later.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE ICE CREAM SANDWICHES
In addition to just being so darn good as is, these cookies also make amazing ice cream sandwiches! Get the recipe here!
Soft, chewy and loaded with chocolate chips, whether you’ve tried sour cream cookies before or not, I’m super excited for you to try my recipe for sour cream cookies with chocolate chips!
FOR MORE CHOCOLATEY RECIPES, TRY MY:
Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- 1 egg beaten
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt Set aside.
- Cream the sugar and butter in the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment or with a handheld mixer on medium speed until just combined.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl then add the egg and blend well then add the vanilla.
- With the mixer on low speed, alternatively add the dry ingredients with the sour cream.
- Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Use a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop to drop the cookies onto the cookie sheet. Place them 2" apart.
- Bake 10-12 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before then transferring them to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Please note that nutritional values are created by an online calculator and should only be used as an estimate.
Lynn
Made this recipe many times now, and every time the cookies disappear in less than 24hrs 🙂
Natalie
Hahaha amazing!Love to hear that Lynn. Thank you for making them!
Terry
These were delicious! Incredibly moist and didn’t dry out after a few days. I didn’t have sour cream so used kefir and added chopped almonds. Really great- thank you!
Natalie
Hi Terry, Thanks so much for making these cookies! Great idea to sub in kefit and love the addition of chopped almonds. Have a great weekend!
Kay
I live in the Colorado Rockies high altitude at 9,000 ft. I didn’t make any adjustments and they turned out perfect. This is the best recipe I’ve used.
Natalie
Hi Kay! Thanks for your super nice compliment and the feedback. So great to hear this recipe worked well for you at high altitude as well! Have a fantastic week 🙂
sharon
I messed up making these, by putting all the dry ingredients together and all the wet and then mixing them all together. They came out GREAT! I also added slivered almonds to the dough, my family LOVED them! Thank you for this recipe, I’m baking these cookies and sending them as birthday gifts instead of searching stores for just the right thing for whoever. Thank you again!
Natalie
Hi Sharon, Your comment made my day. Thanks so much for sharing. I’m thrilled you and your family loved these cookies and I enjoyed hearing your recipe notes! Great idea to bake these as gifts too!
Nicole Clark
Can you use reduced fat sour cream?
Natalie
Hi Nicole, I haven’t tried them with reduced fat sour cream, but I think that would be fine. Please let me know if you have any other questions. -Natalie
Janet
hi, we plan on making these tomorrow, does the butter and egg need to be room temperature first?
Natalie
Hi Janet,
So sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Yes you are correct, the butter and egg need to be at room temperature. The sour cream should also be at room temperature, for best results. Thanks for asking and I’ll be sure to update the recipe with that useful info. Happy Holidays! -Natalie
KD
Best chocolate chip cookies ever.
Natalie
Hi KD! So happy you love these cookies! Thank you so much for your comment 🙂 XO Natalie
Marisa
Hi, me and my 9 yr old daughter bake your recipe and we loved them. Thank you.
Natalie
Hi Marisa,
Thank you so much for your comment and thank you to you and your daughter for making these sour cream chocolate chip cookies 🙂 I’m so happy you both loved them! Have an awesome week! -Natalie
Francisca
Hello. Excited to try this recipe. Great feedback I enjoyed reading. Wondering if I could substitute almond flour, in part or more than 50%? Rice flour? Coconut flour? haha…boyfriend prefers gluten free…and lOves his cookies
Natalie
Hi Francisca! I’m exctied for you to try these sour cream cookies. I haven’t tried other flours, but most of my recipes work well with a 1:1 GF flour such as the one from Bob’s Red Mill. Hope you and your boyfriend enjoy these!! 🙂
Christy
Home run. Have a Costco tub of sour cream I’m trying to use up, and this recipe was easy and super yummy. Definitely approved by the kids and hubby. I only got to eat 1 cookie! They were gobbled up sooo fast.
Natalie
Hi Christy! Thanks so much for making these cookies and for taking the time to add a comment! I’m so happy you and your family enjoyed them! I hope you get more than one cookie next time and great use for that tub of sour cream 🙂 Natalie
Harmony
Oh my gosh, me too! Big ole tub of it from Costco 🙂 This recipe was perfect for our family. I hand mixed everything and it was fluffy and soft in the middle. Exactly how we like it.
Natalie
Haha Oh yay! What a perfect use for a big tub of sour cream! I’m so happy you and your family enjoyed these cookies! Thanks so much for making them and for taking the time to comment! 🙂 Natalie
Jj
How many calories per cookie?!
Deborah Jordan
I baked these cookies and was very pleased. They weren’t roo sweet & very soft. Everyone at work really enjoyed them.
Natalie
Hi Deborah, Thanks so much for giving this recipe a try! I’m so happy you were pleased with it and that they were a hit with your co-workers! Thanks for taking the time to write a comment. Have a great week 🙂 -Natalie
Elizabeth
Such a great recipe! Delicious!
Natalie
Thank you Elizabeth! I’m so glad you liked these cookies! 🙂 Natalie
Ava
These cookies are amazingly delicious I couldn’t stop my family from eating the 1st 2nd and 3rd batch it was hilarious!
Natalie
hahaha that is awesome and so funny! Thanks for sharing Ava! I’m so happy you and your family enjoyed all the batches of these cookies and appreciate your taking the time to write a comment!
Joseph
These cookies are a must try, they pure delicious.
Natalie
Thanks Joseph! I agree! They are definitely a must try (and make again and again)!
Barbara Briggs Ward
Your great-grandmother would be happy if she knew you were using her recipes. She loved baking cookies and I loved eating them! All were so delicious!
Natalie
Love to hear that and I love all her recipes! Wish I’d had the chance to bake with her!
Barbara Briggs Ward
Your great-grandmother would love it if she knew you were going back and using her recipes which she knew by heart.