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Mama's Soft Sugar Cookies

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By Diana Rattray, About.com

Soft sugar cookies with butter and sour cream and vanilla.

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla*
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Preparation:

Into a bowl, sift together the sifted flour, baking soda, and salt. In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer. Beat for 2 minutes. Add sour cream and half of the sifted dry ingredients; beat 1 minute. Stir in remaining dry ingredients with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half and roll each portion out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thick. Cut with floured cookie cutter. Place cookies on greased cookie sheets; bake at 400° for 8 to 10 minutes. Store soft sugar cookies in an airtight container.
Makes about 6 dozen soft sugar cookies.
*Replace part of the vanilla with ground nutmeg, if desired.

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5 out of 5 5 out of 5
mmmmm goodDecember 15, 2007By louie123
"These cookies are very good. The cookies by themselves are not real sweet, so they need the complement of the frosting and/or chocolate. They are slightly soft and are very good. Don't roll the dough out too thin, they are better a little thick. Don't over cook them. I cooked them 8 minutes. I will definately make these again. They are very good with melted chocolate on top."

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