Great Aunt Audritas Sour Cream Cookies Sugar Cookie Cut Outs Recipes

Steps:

• NOTE: Ingredients and Directions for Glazing Icing is at bottom of Directions.
• Beat butter and shortening about 30 seconds or until softened.
• Add sugar, egg, sour cream, baking powder, lemon oil and half of the flour.
• Beat until thoroughly combined, scraping side of bowl. Beat or stir in the remaining flour.
• Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours or until easy to handle.
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with desired cookie cutter, dipped in flour to prevent sticking. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are firm and very lightly browned. Slide parchment paper with cookies attached onto counter top to cool for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• GLAZING ICING:.
• If you choose to decorate your cut-outs with coloured icing, blend 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in small saucepan. Boil until 1st indication of threads appear (230 degrees). Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup powdered sugar. If icing becomes sugary while using, reheat slightly with several drops of water.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate overnight., On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with floured cookie cutters. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , Tint some of the frosting with food coloring; decorate cookies as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg and sour cream. Then stir in the baking soda and salt. Gradually add the flour until dough becomes too difficult to stir. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead in flour until dough is no longer sticky.
• Roll the dough out to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on unprepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should be lightly browned at the edges. Remove from the baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg and.
• sour cream. Stir in the baking soda and salt.
• Gradually add the flour until.
• the dough becomes difficult to stir. Turn the dough out onto a floured.
• surface and knead until dough is no longer sticky.
• Roll the dough one-fourth.
• to one-half thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Place cookies 1 and a half.
• inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 F degrees.
• Cookies should be lightly browned at the edges. Remove from cookie sheets to.
• wire racks.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a well-floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake 10-12 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread over cookies.