Overmeasuring the flour is likely the cause! As for the flavor, the cookie itself is one of my less sweet sugar cookie recipes that relies on a the frosting. If you like it sweeter, you might like using my newer Fluffy Sugar Cookie recipe instead since it uses a sweeter buttercream! https://www.designeatrepeat.com/fluffy-sugar-cookies/

Awesome! So glad to hear you loved them as much as I did. Thanks for reporting back, I’ll have to try them with greek yogurt sometime!

Update on the Greek yogurt: it worked great! I used a little less than half a cup of it and a little less flour and it was incredible! These cookies are the bomb. Thanks for sharing!! (:

Yes, I think plain greek yogurt would work just fine! You may need to adjust (probably decrease) the flour a little bit since greek yogurt is a little thicker than sour cream. Hope that helps! Please report back and let me know how it works! 

Hi Sharon! The maple cinnamon sprinkle is a powder that is by the spices in my store (they aren’t decorating sprinkles). It’s definitely not essential to the recipe, so you could leave it out or substitute the 1/2 tablespoon for 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon + 1/4 teaspoon sugar.