Great Aunt Audritas Sour Cream Cookies Sugar Cookie Cut Outs Food

SOUR CREAM CUT OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg and.
• sour cream. Stir in the baking soda and salt.
• Gradually add the flour until.
• the dough becomes difficult to stir. Turn the dough out onto a floured.
• surface and knead until dough is no longer sticky.
• Roll the dough one-fourth.
• to one-half thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Place cookies 1 and a half.
• inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes at 350 F degrees.
• Cookies should be lightly browned at the edges. Remove from cookie sheets to.
• wire racks.

SOUR CREAM CUT-OUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg and sour cream. Then stir in the baking soda and salt. Gradually add the flour until dough becomes too difficult to stir. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead in flour until dough is no longer sticky.
• Roll the dough out to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart on unprepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven. Cookies should be lightly browned at the edges. Remove from the baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

SOUR CREAM CUTOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a well-floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-in. cookie cutter. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake 10-12 minutes or until tops spring back when lightly touched. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a bowl, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Spread over cookies.

SOUR-CREAM SUGAR COOKIE CUT-OUTS

Steps:

• NOTE: Ingredients and Directions for Glazing Icing is at bottom of Directions.
• Beat butter and shortening about 30 seconds or until softened.
• Add sugar, egg, sour cream, baking powder, lemon oil and half of the flour.
• Beat until thoroughly combined, scraping side of bowl. Beat or stir in the remaining flour.
• Divide dough in half. Cover and chill for 2 to 3 hours or until easy to handle.
• Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8 inch thick. Cut with desired cookie cutter, dipped in flour to prevent sticking. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 5 to 6 minutes or until edges are firm and very lightly browned. Slide parchment paper with cookies attached onto counter top to cool for 5 minutes. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• GLAZING ICING:.
• If you choose to decorate your cut-outs with coloured icing, blend 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup water in small saucepan. Boil until 1st indication of threads appear (230 degrees). Remove from heat; stir in 1/4 cup powdered sugar. If icing becomes sugary while using, reheat slightly with several drops of water.

GREAT AUNT AUDRITA'S SOUR CREAM COOKIES (SUGAR COOKIE CUT-OUTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar, shortening, sour cream and eggs.
• Then stir into mixture the baking soda, nutmeg, vanilla, salt and cream of tartar. Do not add flour just yet.
• Chill mixture 1-24 hours.
• Gradually add flour to chilled mixture until dough is stiff enough to roll for cut-out cookies.
• On a generously floured work surface, roll out dough a little at a time with a rolling pin dusted with flour until 1/2-inch thick.
• Use flour-dipped cookie cutters to cut into desired shapes. Place cut-outs onto a lightly greased cookie sheet, making sure to space cookies two inches apart.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until tops of cookies are no longer shiny, and bottoms are lightly browned.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Decorate with icing of your choice (optional) and store in an air-tight container.

SUGAR COOKIE CUT OUTS

Steps:

• Cream sugar and butter with a mixer until fluffy.
• Add egg and flavorings and mix well.
• Sift dry ingredients together and stir into creamed mixture.
• Store covered in refrigerator 2 to 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375º.
• Divide dough in half.
• Roll out on surface lightly dusted with confectioner's sugar.
• Cut with cookie cutters and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 7 to 8 minutes, until cookies begin turning a light brown at the edges.
• Cool, then decorate with egg yolk paint.
• EGG YOLK PAINT 1 egg yolk, beaten ¼ tsp.
• water Food coloring Prepare one recipe of egg yolk paint for every 2 colors desired.
• Combine egg yolk and water and mix well.
• Divide into 2 small containers.
• Stir in food coloring.
• Keep tightly covered until ready for use.
• If paint thickens, add a few drops of water.
• Paint as desired for a colored glaze, and add colored sprinkles.

SUGAR COOKIE CUT-OUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with an electric mixer.
• Beat in the egg and vanilla.
• In another bowl, mix together the flour and baking powder.
• Add the flour/baking powder mixture one cup at a time, mixing after each addition. (The dough will be very stiff; blend the last flour in by hand.).
• Do NOT chill the dough.
• Divide dough into 2 balls.
• On a floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 inches in diameter and 1/8 inch thick.
• Cut cookies into desired shapes, dipping cookie cutters in flour before each use.
• Decorate with gel and crystal sprinkle decorations, if desired.
• Bake on ungreased baking sheet on middle rack of oven for 6 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are lightly browned.
• Cool 2 to 3 minutes before removing and cooling on a baking grid/cooling rack.
• You can sprinkle cocoa powder on the cookies if desired (looks good if you're making reindeer shaped cookies).
• Cookies may be frozen in a tightly sealed container for up to 2 months.