Easy Cookie Recipes - Sour Cream Sugar Cookies

Ingredients :-

• 3 Cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg or ground cinnamon (optional)
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, at room temp
• 1 cup reduced fat sour cream ( I used full fat)
• 1 large egg
• 2 tsp vanilla
• For the glaze ( used a butter cream for Christmas cookies):
• 2 cups sifted confectioners sugar
• 3 tbl low-fat milk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla
• Food coloring

Preparation Instructions :-

• In a medium -size bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, nut-meg, and salt, In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on Med, cream the granulated sugar and butter, beating until fluffy, scraping side of bowl often.
• Add the sugar cream, egg, and the 2 tsp vanilla, beating well. Using a wooden spoon, stir in the flour mixture just until flour disappears. Divide the dough into 3 equal pieces. Wrap each piece of dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 1 hr or until thoroughly chilled and easy to handle.
• Preheat the oven to 375. On a lightly floured surface, roll out 1 piece of dough to 1/4inch thickness and cut into shapes with cookie cutters. With a spatula, transfer the cookies to ungreased cookie sheets, placing them 2 inches apart. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the edges are firm and bottoms are lightly browned. Remove cookies and  cool on wire racks. Repeat with remaining dough.
• To prepare the glaze, in a medium-size bowl, stir together confectioners sugar, half the milk, the 1/2 tsp vanilla and a little food coloring. gradually stir in enough of the remaining milk to make mixture of glazing consistency. Spread on top of each cooled cookie. Allow glaze to dray completely. Store cookies in an airtight container (do not freeze glazed cookie). Makes about 36.

Source : Murl's Country

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