In my almost 3 years of blogging I have never posted a recipe (mostly because I don’t cook and use spatulas for stirring paint.) But I just have to share this recipe with you. I want you to know that now that I am sharing this recipe it was after months of research and about 10 extra lbs. and 15 different recipes. And literally this is the only one that I deem important enough to share. So please relish this moment because its never going to happen again.
There is a little shed in St. George called Swig. If you are ever in town it is a MUST stop. It is located on 1000 East just off of St. George blvd. (Order a cookie and a Dirty Dr. Pepper.) They sell drinks and baked deliciousness. There is always at least an 8 car wait, and everyone gets a sugar cookie. Everyone.
Update: There are now 2 locations! Who knew heaven could be in 2 places at once!!?? The second location just opened up at 287 West St George Blvd.
Swig cookies are my daughters favorite treats/rewards/bribes (and mine). Anyone who tastes a Swig Sugar Cookie will never be the same. They are literally life changing.
Now I am no Gail Simmons, but I am going to try my best to describe these bits of heaven to you. The cookie itself is crunchy and crumbly and buttery (sort of like shortbread) on the rough edges, while the center is soft and chewy. The frosting isn’t too sweet and the combo is well, the best cookie ever. The cookies need to be served cold with the frosting at room temperature to get the full Swig experience.
After a super long time of searching and trying out recipe after recipe that was supposed to be THE BEST SUGAR COOKIE EVER I was coming up empty handed. Until this weekend. I found the recipe. You MUST try these cookies, there is no if ands or buts (or butts) about it.
And I have never written a recipe tutorial…so sorry if this is awkward for everyone involved.
You would be crazy to not pin this for later (or for right now if you are uber motivated.)
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 minutes
Additional Time18 minutes
Total Time36 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 cup of Butter
- 3/4 cups Vegetable Oil
- 1 1/4 cups Sugar
- 3/4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 Tbsp Water
- 2 Eggs
- 1.2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1/2 teaspoon Cream of Tarter
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 5 1/2 cups Flower
Sour Cream Frosting
- 1/2 cup room temp. Butter
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 2 cup Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Cream together Butter, Vegetable Oil, Sugars, Water, and Eggs.
- Mix until everything is combined. Your dough should be a little crumbly and not sticky at all.
- Roll a golf ball sized ball of dough and place it on your cookie sheet
- Now its time to give these babies their signature rough edge. Put 1/4 c of sugar and a pinch of salt in a dish (this is in addition to the sugar and salt listed above.) Stick the bottom of a glass in it. This is going to be your cookie press.
- Firmly press it into the center of your dough ball. You want your dough to spill out over the sides of the glass. If there is a lip its even better.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes. They should just barely be browning on the bottom. Move cookies to a cooling rack. Once they are cool put them in the fridge.
- Start by creaming together butter and sour cream and salt. Slowly add powdered sugar. When it gets so thick its not frosting like add a splash of milk. Alternate this process until your frosting is the desired consistency. Add 1 drop of red food coloring and whip on high for 1 minute.
- Keep cookies in a sealed container until they are ready to serve. The magic of a Swig Sugar Cookie is that the cookies are cold and the frosting is room temperature. Frost right before serving (if you make them in advance and need to refrigerate the frosting make sure you give it time to warm up before serving)
- You would be crazy to not pin this for later (or for right now if you are uber motivated.)
Oh, and that hot pink straw in my pictures is actually a color pencil.
FAQs
Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co.
How many calories in a swig sugar cookie? ›
A typical Swig sugar cookie UNFROSTED has about 293 calories, 15 grams of fat and 14 grams of sugar. My Swig cookies WITH frosting are about 215 calories, 10 grams of fat and about 14 grams of sugar, depending on how much frosting you like to add!
What is a Navy Seal sugar cookie? ›
McRaven describes the experience of Navy SEAL trainees who are subject — often randomly — to a punishment where they are directed to get wet and sandy on the beaches. By the time they are finished the trainees, covered in sand, look like “sugar cookies.”
Who was the first person to make sugar cookies? ›
The sugar cookie is believed to have originated in the mid-1700s in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. German Protestant settlers created a round, crumbly and buttery cookie that came to be known as the Nazareth cookie.
What is the #1 cookie in the United States? ›
The chocolate chip cookie is far and away America's favorite cookie This should come as no surprise to anyone who enjoys the tasty treat. More than 53% of American adults prefer the cookies over the next most popular kind, peanut butter.
What is the most sold cookie in the world? ›
The biggest selling cookie in the world is the Oreo, with total sales in excess of 500 billion since its introduction in the US in 1912. Now a favourite in markets across the world, if every Oreo ever made were to be stacked on top of each other the pile would reach to the Moon and back more than six times.
What is Snoop Dogg cookies? ›
Snoop Dogg's peanut butter chocolate chip cookie recipe - His original cookie features creamy peanut butter and semisweet chocolate morsels, making it the perfect indulgence this holiday season. #
What are Elvis cookies? ›
The Elvis: Peanut Butter, Banana and Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies.
What is a flooded sugar cookie? ›
To “flood” a sugar cookie, outline each cookie by piping a thick border. Let the border dry a little, then “flood” the inside of the cookie. The border will prevent the “flood” from pouring off the cookie. My recipe for the perfect sugar cookie is below.
What is the oldest cookie in history? ›
It is known to be one of the oldest cookies and is probably to have developed from the ancient Roman crustulum. Pizzelle are also known as ferratelle, nevole or catarrette in some parts of Abruzzo, as ferratelle in Lazio, and as ferratelle, cancelle, or pizzelle in Molise.
Sugar cookies are very American, in the UK these would just be called vanilla biscuits. Whatever you call them though they are delicious and easy to make! They are great plain, but this is also the ideal recipe for making decorated cookies for all occasions.
What nationality are sugar cookies? ›
Let's have a hearty hip-hip-hooray for the German Protestants, who settled in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, and invented the early sugar cookie.
What is the number 1 selling Girl Scout cookie? ›
The best-selling Girl Scout Cookies are: Thin Mints® Caramel deLites®/Samoas®
What are the oldest cookies? ›
Pizzelles, the oldest known waffle cookies, originated in Italy. The name pizzelle is based on the Italian word 'pizze' meaning round and flat, with the ending 'elle' referring to its small size.
What is the national cookie of America? ›
What is the national cookie of the US? While there is no official national cookie of the US, the classic chocolate chip cookie is king. That's according to many polls conducted over the years with the most recent being from Crumbl Cookies by One Poll.
What was the first cookie made? ›
Cookies have been traced back to 7th century Persia, known as "kolompeh" or "qoluche" made from nuts, honey and spices. In medieval Europe, 14th century, they were called "biscuit" made of flour, sugar, and spices. Over time, butter, eggs and other ingredients were added, leading to the modern soft and sweet cookies.
