Sugar Cut Out Cookies

Unless you have a family recipe that is traditional, make this dough for cut-out cookies. I like to make the dough and let it sit in the fridge for a while in a Zip Loc bag, then roll and bake another day. The sour cream makes this more tender and flavorful than others.

Sugar Cookies

4 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (scant)
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Sift dry ingredients In mixer bowl cream butter, then sugar, then egg until very fluffy. At low speed, add sour cream and vanilla. Gradually add dry ingredients and beat til combined. Form in a ball and chill several hours or overnight. Roll 1/4 at a time, 1/4" thick. Bake 375, lightly greased sheet, 10-12 min. Double batch makes 5 pounds of dough. Each pound makes 36 two-inch cookies.