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Ingredients
2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 375. Grease 2 cookies sheets. Combine first 5
ingredients in bowl. Beat butter, 1 cup sugar, the egg and vanilla
in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients
alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with dry
ingredients.
Divide dough in half. On floured wax paper, roll one dough 1/4-inch
thick. Cut with 2-inch cookie cutter. Place 2 inches apart on
prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle tops of cookies with additional
sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes, until lightly browned. Repeat with
remaining dough. Decorate as desired. Makes 5 dozen.
Per cookie: 55 calories, 2 gm total fat, 1 gm saturated fat, 9 mg
cholesterol, 8 gm carbohydrates,
50 mg sodium, 1 gm protein.
Servings: 5
Diet Old-Fashioned Sour Cream Cookies Recipe brought to you by Diet Recipes To-Go
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