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Swig Sugar Cookies

Swig Cookies are all the rage in Utah, and now you can make them at home! Cold, rich, buttery cookies topped with flavored, creamy frostings.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Cooling
5 mins
Total Time
33 mins
Servings: 30
Calories: 354 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Sugar Cookies
  • 1 cup Butter, softened
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ¼ cups sugar
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 eggs
  • 5 ½ cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • *extra sugar for pressing cookies
Frosting
  • ½ cup Butter, softened
  • ¾ cup sour cream
  • Dash of Salt
  • 1 ½ to 2 pounds powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoons milk, if needed
  • Pink or Red Food Coloring

Instructions

Sugar Cookies
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  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or use a nonstick baking sheet. Set aside.
  2. In a stand mixer or large mixing bowl, combine butter, oil, sugar, powdered sugar, and water. Cream together. Slowly add in eggs.
  3. In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. Mix well. Slowly add to the butter-sugar mixture until combined and doughy.
  4. Roll dough into golf-ball-sized balls and place on the prepared baking sheet.
  5. Dip the bottom of a glass into excess sugar and press on each dough ball to flatten the cookie. Redip the glass for each cookie. Press lightly because you don't want your cookie to be too thin.
  6. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the bottom is lightly golden brown. Do not overbake.
  7. Let cookies remain on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack. Cool completely before frosting.
Frosting
  1. Cream together butter, sour cream, and salt.
  2. Slowly add powdered sugar and mix until desired consistency; you may not need it all.
  3. Add milk to thin if needed. 
  4. Mix in food coloring to the desired hue. 
  5. Spread over cooled cookies and serve!

Notes

  • Keep the sugar cookies in the freezer after you bake them. When you are ready to eat a cookie, remove it from the freezer and frost it. This is what they do at Swig. The cookie is best when served ice-cold instead of at room temperature. If you've never tried eating cookies this way, pop a few in the freezer and try it. I am a fan! 
  • Enjoy these cookies with our homemade version of Raspberry Dream soda. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 354kcal (18%) Carbohydrates 52g (17%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 15g (23%) Saturated Fat 7g (35%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 0.4g Cholesterol 39mg (13%) Sodium 230mg (10%) Potassium 51mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 34g (68%) Vitamin A 539IU (11%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 16mg (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 30Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 354

% Daily Value*

Calories 354kcal 18%
Carbohydrates 52g 17%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 15g 23%
Saturated Fat 7g 35%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2g 12%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0.4g 20%
Cholesterol 39mg 13%
Sodium 230mg 10%
Potassium 51mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 34g 68%
Vitamin A 539IU 11%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 16mg 2%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.