Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 172
  • Fat:
  • 6 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 29 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 126 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 27 g
  • Fiber:
  • 0 g
  • Protein:
  • 2 g


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Sour Cream Cutouts

Country Woman Christmas

As a city kid, I was always eager to visit my grandparents on their Oklahoma farmstead. There I acquired my taste for country food, like these tender cookies with buttery icing.

SERVINGS: 54

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 6 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
  • FROSTING:
  • 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • Food coloring, optional

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream (dough will be sticky). Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters dipped in flour. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 8-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks. For frosting, in a mixing bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Add food coloring if desired. Frost cookies. Yield: about 9 dozen.

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