SOUR CREAM SUGAR COOKIES

My daughter, Heather, gave me this recipe.  She got it from a friend.  It is the best sour cream sugar cookie I have ever tried.

Yield: 2 to 5 dozen, depending on how thick and how big. This recipe makes a soft cookie.

Decorating is not my forte.  You can probably do much better! :)

Combine and set aside:

     6 cups flour     

     1 Tbsp. baking powder                                

     1 tsp. baking soda                  

     1 tsp. Salt

In mixer bowl combine:

     1 cup sour cream

     2 cups sugar

Add and mix well:

     1 cup shortening

     4 eggs

     1 tsp. vanilla

       

 Slowly add dry ingredients and mix well.

Chill about 15 minutes (can be longer, even overnight.)

Preheat oven to 350^o.

Shape into balls, or roll to about 1/4" to 1/2” thick and cut into shapes.

    

Bake until barely light brown on the bottom, about 

5-9 minutes. They may seem underdone, but they aren’t.

Remove from oven and transfer cookies to cooling rack.

Frost with Butter Cream frosting (see recipe in DESSERTS/SWEETS.)