Sugar (roll out) Cookies - sour cream
These cookies are soft and rather dense, but keep their shape well for detailed roll out cookies. If you don't mind a little spread and want a lighter, more delicate soft cookie, use the Soft Sugar Cookie recipe.
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
4 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
Beat butter and sugar together until light. Beat in egg, sour cream and vanilla.
Whisk together dry ingredients, add to creamed mixture.
Chill well (overnight if possible), roll out to 1/4 inch, cut into shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheets.
Decorate with colored sugars, sprinkles, nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, gumdrops, etc. before baking, or icing (below) after baking.
Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes, depending on size and thickness of cookie, or just until edges start to brown. Makes 4-6 dozen
Confectioner's Icing
Source: Jen
1-1/2 T butter, softened
1-1/2 C confectioner's sugar
3 T cream
Pinch of salt
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream butter while slowly adding sugar. Add cream, salt, and vanilla; mix until smooth. Divide mixture into small bowls and add a few drops of food coloring as desired. Spread on cookies. If needed, thicken with sugar, or thin with cream.