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