Soft sugar cookies =)
Ingredients
- ½ cups white sugar: 1 piece
- butter: 1 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- eggs: 2 piece
- sour cream: 1 cup
- all-purpose flour: 5 cups
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- baking powder: 1 tsp
- baking soda: 1 tsp
- cream cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack)
- evaporated milk: 2 Tbsp
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- salt: 0.125 tsp
- confectioners' sugar: 4 cups
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Cream together 1 1/2 cups white sugar, butter or margarine, 1 teaspoon vanilla, and eggs. Add sour cream.
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Mix together 5 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder and baking soda. Gradually add to the egg-sugar mixture.
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Cover and chill dough for 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Roll out on lightly floured surface to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out cookies. Bake on lightly greased cookie sheet for 10 - 12 minutes.
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To Make Frosting: In small bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat together the softened cream cheese and evaporated milk until smooth. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1/8 teaspoon salt and confectioners' sugar. Beat until well blended. Color as desired and frost cooled cookies.
