Monday, December 1, 2014

Recipe for the day ~ Soft Sugar Cookies


Soft Sugar Cookies
(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tspn baking powder
1/2 tspn baking soda
1/2 tspn salt
1/4 tspn ground nutmet
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 tspn vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream

Directions:
Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg
Set aside
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth
Beat in the egg, vanilla and sour cream until well blended
Stir in the sifted ingredients
Wrap dough in plastic and chill overnight
Preheat oven to 375
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough out to about 1/4 inch thickness
Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutter
Place cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet
Bake for about 8 minutes
Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for about 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely
Decorate or frost to your liking



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