3 c All-Purpose Flour
1/2 ts Ground Nutmeg
1/2 ts Baking Soda
1/4 ts Salt
1 c Butter — softened
1 c Sugar
2 Egg Yolks
1/4 c Dairy Sour Cream
1 ts Vanilla
Powdered Sugar Glaze
(Optional)
In bowl stir together flour,nutmeg,soda, and salt; set aside. In large bowl
beat butter 30 seconds. Add sugar, egg yolks, sour cream and vanilla. Beat
until well combined. Add half flour mixture, beat until combined. Stir in
remaining flour mixture with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half. If
necessary, cover and chill dough until easy to handle (about 1 hour) On
floured surface, roll dough, half at a time, to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut
into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake in 350F oven 5 to 7 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are
lightly browned. Transfer to wire racks, cool. If desired, glaze with
powdered sugar glaze. To glaze cookies, dip top surface of cookies into
glaze. Let excess glaze drip from cookies and dry on wire rack placed over
waxed paper. Using small paintbrush, paint designs on each cookie with food
coloring, if desired. Makes 72 cookies. Powdered Sugar Glaze: In bowl,
combine 2 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Stir in 1 to 2
tablespoons of milk to glazing consistency. Add milk to thin, if
necessary.
Yields
1 Servings