SUBMITTED BY: Andrea Plumley Sullivan
Making these tomorrow with the kids after church. We will be using Easter cutters including a cross. 🙂 We will be frosting them with regular cake icing that we made (have some vanilla and strawberry leftover in the fridge from cupcakes we made).
Grandma Mahaney’s Sugar Cookies:1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg slightly beaten
¼ cup sour cream
½ tsp. nutmeg
3 cups sifted flour
1 tsp baking soda
¼ tsp saltWork butter until creamy. Stir in sugar gradually, then beat until fluffy. Stir in egg and sour cream. Mix well. Sift together flour, nutmeg, soda, and salt; stir into mixture. Mix thoroughly. Chill one hour. Set oven for 350 degrees.Roll out a small amount of dough at a time, ¼ inch thick on a lightly floured board. Cut with Christmas cookie cutter. Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool. Decorate with colored frosting and red-hots.
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