Sour Cream Drop Cookies - A Variation

Apparently I've been feeling nostalgic a lot lately.  I made Grandma's Molasses Cookies last week, and this week I've been craving her Sour Cream Drop Cookies.

I decided I wanted a little bit of a different flavor - so I used brown sugar instead of white, and changed the way I made the glaze to make it taste a bit like caramel.  Here's how it turned out:


Brown Sugar Caramel Sour Cream Drop Cookies

Ingredients:

~ for the cookies~

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

~ for the glaze ~

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• Hot water

Mix together all cookie ingredients; drop on cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.

For icing the cookies, cook butter until brown, then add powdered sugar and enough hot water for a smooth consistency.

Dip the cookies in the glaze.  {you can use a knife and frost them if your glaze is thicker}

These were so tasty!  They had the very consistency that my Grandma's recipe had, but a slightly darker, more caramel-y flavor - exactly what I was hoping to attain!

These may be old-fashioned cookies, but they are classics for a reason - they're terrific!  And even the changes I made didn't take away from the basic feel of the cookie.  I think it was a success.

Do you ever try to change recipes?

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