Sugar Cookies

• ¾ cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2½ cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Mix butter, sugar, eggs & vanilla thoroughly. Then blend in the dry ingredients, adding the flour gradually. Cover and chill for at least an hour. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Take part of the dough, knead it a bit with flour so it handles easily. Then roll & cut the cookies, using flour so the dough doesn’t stick to the counter top or the rolling pin.

Bake 6-8 minutes. Makes about 4 dozen 3-inch cookies.

SOUR CREAM FROSTING
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• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tablespoons sour cream
• 4 teaspoons milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla

food coloring

Whip all ingredients except food coloring together until smooth. If the frosting is too thin, add a little more sugar. If it’s too thick, add a little more milk (or sour cream to taste). Once you have the frosting texture you want, add food coloring as desired.