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Christmas Sugar Cookies Recipe

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"Sour Cream keeps my favorite sugar cookies extra moist," notes Lisa MacLean of Winslow, Arizona. Dress them up with a drizzle of tinted white chocolate or dip them in white chocolate, then sprinkle with crushed candy canes.

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48 Servings
Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup honey
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
1/8 teaspoon salt
White candy coating
Green paste food coloring

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg. Beat in the sour cream, honey and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and chill for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
In a microwave, melt white coating at 70% power for 1 minute; stir. Microwave at additional 10- to 20-second intervals, stirring until smooth. Stir in food coloring; drizzle over cookies. Yield: about 8 dozen.

Christmas Sugar Cookies published in Taste of Home December/January 2001, p65

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