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Soft Sugar Cookie

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from Ann Dugger
Prep/Cook Time: 40 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 stick unsalted butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1-1/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 c. sour cream
  • 1/3 c. sugar

Details

Servings 18

Preparation

Step 1

-Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets if necessary.
-Put all dough ingredients except flour and sour cream in a medium bowl.
-Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Scrape down sides of bowl.
-With mixer on low speed, beat in half the flour, all the sour cream, then remaining flour.
-Scrape down sides of bowl and beat just until blended.
-Put the 1/3 cup of sugar on a pece of waxed paper.
-Using a small rubber spatula and a measuring tablespoon, scrape 3 measuring tablespoons of dough onto the sugar.
-Sprinkle sugar on dough, then one at a time, turn balls in sugar to coat.
-Place about 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
-Repeat with remaining dough. (You won't use all the sugar, but you need that much to work with.)
-Bake until golden brown, 10-12 minutes.
-Cool on sheet on a wire rack 2-3 minutes before removing to rack to cool completely.

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