Sugar Cookies

Sugar Cookies

4 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 3/4 tsp nutmeg 3/4 tsp salt (regular not kosher) 1 cup softened butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 tsp vanilla 2 eggs 3/4 cup sour cream

sift all dry ingredients; cream butter & sugar w/ vanilla; beat in eggs; add dry ingredients alternately w/ sour cream chill dough @ least 1 hour (can chill overnight)

roll out 1/3 dough at time to 1/4 inch thickness (leave rest in fridge 'cuz it gets sticky)

flour your surface, knead flour into dough to prevent stickiness; cut out w/ floured cutters; sprinkle w/ sugar & bake @ 375 8-10 minutes

*my mother-in-law swears by using parchment paper on cookie sheets to keep from sticking & browning

Sugar Cookie Frosting 1/2 cup softened butter 1/2 cup Criso (hard block) 4 cups confectioners sugar 1 tsp vanilla 2 TBS whole milk

sift sugar into bowl & set aside; beat butter, crisco in small bowl until creamy; add sugar 1/2 cup at time & beat until creamy; add vanilla, then milk, beat until creamy again

if it's too thick, add more milk

can make ahead & store in fridge but want to pull out & get to room temp before frosting cookies

**Both the cookie & frosting recipes can be halved

Let me know how they turn out!

jill