Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 10 mins Total Time 30 mins
Cooking Temp: 375  °F
Best Season: Christmas

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Sift flour with baking powder, soda, salt and nutmeg. Set aside.
  2. In large bowl of electric mixer, at medium speed, beat butter, sugar, and egg until light and fluffy
  3. At low speed, beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well combined.
  5. With rubber spatula, form dough into ball, wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate several hours or overnight.
  6. Divide dough into four parts. Refrigerate until ready to roll out.
  7. Meanwhile preheat oven to 375ᵒF. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
  8. On well floured surface, roll out dough, one part at a time, 1/4-inch thick.
  9. With floured 2 1/2-inch round or scalloped cookie cutter, cut out cookies. Using spatula, place, 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
  10. Sprinkle tops of cookies with sugar. Place a raisin or almond in the center of each, if desired. Reroll trimmings and cut.
  11. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden. Remove to wire rack; cool.
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