Heirloom Sour Cream Raisin Cookies Food

SOUR CREAM RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly grease baking sheets.
• 2. In mixer combine butter, eggs, sugar & vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add to egg mixture the sour cream. Mix well. In a bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Mix in slow till combined well. Stir in raisins. Refrigerate for 1 hr.
• 3. Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. ***optional to sprinkle cinnamon sugar when you remove from oven. Mom never did that..she always kept them plain.

HEIRLOOM SOUR CREAM RAISIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together. Add the milk, eggs, baking soda and baking powder. Gradually mix in the flour so it will easily roll out. Roll about 1/4" thick, cut out with glass dipped in flour to about 2" circles.
• For the raisin filling, place the sugar and cornstarch in a saucepan and stir in the water and raisins. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Cool.
• Place 1 t raisin filling on top of each dough circle. Cover each with another dough circle. Press edges together with fork tines dipped in flour.
• Bake in a 350°F oven until lightly browned.

SOUR CREAM DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; set aside.
• Cream together butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in bowl until light and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and lemon extract.
• Gradually stir dry ingredients into creamed mixture, blending well. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoonfuls, about 3 inches apart, on greased baking sheets. Sprinkle each with sugar.
• Bake in 375°F oven 8 minutes, or until golden brown around the edges. Remove from baking sheets; cool on racks. Makes 5 1/2 dozen.
• Farm Journal's Complete Home Baking Book.