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Sugar Cookies with Sour Cream

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.

54 ServingsPrep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

1 cup butter, 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, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
Food coloring, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add
eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine dry
ingredients; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream,
beating well after each addition (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 floured cookie cutters.
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 large bowl, beat the butter, confectioners' sugar

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Sugar Cookies with Sour Cream (continued)

Directions (continued)

and milk until smooth. Add food coloring if desired. Frost cookies.
Yield: about 9 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 172 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 126 mg sodium, 27 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Wine: Sweet White Wine: Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.