Name: Sour Cream Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup shortening (part butter)
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 cups flour (start with 5 1/2, add more when you roll them)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup sour cream
• Icing
  • 1 stick of margarine
  • 1 box of sifted powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • enough milk to be able to spread it easily
  • Mix until well-blended

Instructions:

• Cream shortening and sugar
• Add eggs
• Stir together dry ingredients
• Then alternate dry ingredients with sour cream to make a dough you can handle
• Roll 1/4 to 3/8 inch thick
• Cut with cookie cutters and bake 7 - 10 minutes at 425 degrees
• Cool and ice

Comments:

Source: Mary Jo Domen

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