Cookie Recipes
Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Beat butter until creamy. Blend in sugar gradually; beat until fluffy. Add egg and sour cream; mix well.
- Sift together flour, nutmeg, baking soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture and beat thoroughly.
- Chill for 2 hours.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
- On a floured surface, roll out a small amount of dough to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with a cookie cutter. If desired, sprinkle with sugar, colored sugar crystals or chopped nuts.
- Bake on the prepared cookie sheet at for 8 to 10 minutes or until very lightly browned.