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
Chocolate chip cookies
What is the most popular type of cookie? It might just be this one. Ever the crowd-pleaser, the chocolate chip cookie is renowned for its balance of richness and sweetness.
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 were the popular cookies in the 80s? ›
80s favorites like Snickerdoodles, Food for the Gods, and Butterscotch Bars are every bit as popular today as they were back then, and for good reason! Fill up your cookie jar or pack a few in your kid's baunan and share the same delicious memories you enjoyed in your youth.
Who was the first person to make sugar cookies? ›
Origin. The long history of manufacturing sugar cookies dates back to the 7th century in Persia. However, sugar cookies as known today were first made by Protestan settlers in the Nazareth colony in Pennsylvania in the 17th century. They were baked in the shape of the state symbol, a keystone.
What is the #1 selling cookie? ›
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.
Are swig refreshers sugar free? ›
🎉 Our refreshers are created with some of our delicious sugar free flavors.
How many calories are in a Daisy Duke swig? ›
Nutrition: One serving of Daisy Duke contains 196 calories.
How many calories in a swig strawberry breeze? ›
💪 Macros for the entire shake: 400 calories, 6g fat, 24g carbs, 62g protein. This makes a massive serving and could easily be split into two!
What was Elvis favorite cookies? ›
Peanut Butter, Bacon and Banana Elvis Cookie Recipe
If Elvis had a favorite cookie recipe it would probably be these cookies which combine peanut butter, bacon and banana!
What cookie was invented in 1938 by accident? ›
Chocolate chip cookies are claimed to have originated in the United States in 1938, when Ruth Graves Wakefield chopped up a Nestlé semi-sweet chocolate bar and added the chopped chocolate to a cookie recipe; however, historical recipes for grated or chopped chocolate cookies exist prior to 1938 by various other authors ...
Pizzelles are the oldest known cookie and originated in the mid-section of Italy. They were made many years ago for the “Festival of the Snakes” also known as the “Feast Day of San Domenico”.
What is a sugar cookie in the navy? ›
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.”
What is the nickname for sugar cookies? ›
Sugar cookies were also called gemmells, crybabies, gimbletts, cimbellines, jumbles, and plunketts.
Why do we eat sugar cookies on Christmas? ›
At a time when most families were not that well off, people started making cookies and sweets as a way to share gifts during the medieval Christmas season. Christmas in many cultures was a time of visiting friends and family.
Is Oreo America's favorite cookie? ›
OREO® is America's favorite cookie, available in more than 100 countries around the globe. Over 60 billion OREO® cookies are sold each year with more than 20 billion of those cookies sold in the U.S. annually. An estimated 500 billion OREO® cookies have been sold since the first OREO® biscuit was developed in 1912.
What is the most common Girl Scout cookie? ›
According to the Girl Scouts website, Thin Mints is the highest-selling flavor of cookies nationally, followed by Samoas. The top 5 flavors of cookies sold nationally include: Thin Mints®
What are the six basic cookies? ›
- Bar Cookies. Baked in shallow pan and then cut into bars or squares. ...
- Drop Cookies. Made from soft dough dropped onto a cookie sheet. ...
- Rolled Cookies. Made from stiff chilled dough cut into different shapes with cookie cutters. ...
- Molded Cookies. Shaped by hand. ...
- Refrigerator Cookies. ...
- Pressed Cookies.
TEXAS: Cowboy
There's no better cookie to represent the Lone Star State. Cowboys are hearty cookies made with oatmeal, chocolate, chips, pecans, coconut, and brown sugar.
