Sour Cream Cookies

By srumbel

This dough is so soft, it's like working with a "pillow" of cookie dough. It really is a dream to work with. The cookies are very soft, with soft lines. I love how my snowflake cookies turn out with this recipe. Depending on the size and shape of your cookies, this can be a lot of cookies, so I often cut the recipe in half.
from sugarcookiestopeterbilts.com

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup shortening(Crisco)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In large bowl, blend sugar, sour cream, shortening, eggs, and vanilla until combined. In medium bowl mix together flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Add dry ingredients to the sour cream mixture, one cup at a time, mixing after each addition.

Divide dough into two balls. On floured surface, roll dough out to between 1/8" and 1/4" thick, and cut with cookie cutter. Place on lined cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes or just until a hint of golden-ness around the edges.

Cook on sheet 3-4 minutes, then transfer to cooling rack. Cool completely. Frost with your choice of frosting, and enjoy with as many of your favorite sprinkles as you like!