Painted Sour-Cream Sugar Cookies
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Original recipe yields 48 servings
Ingredients
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- Icing
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (32.4 g)
- Calories 109.2
- Total Fat - 2.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.6 g
- Cholesterol - 24.8 mg
- Sodium - 43.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 20 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 15.7 g
- Protein - 1.4 g
- Calcium - 16.1 mg
- Iron - 0.2 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
Step 2
Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
Step 3
Beat in sour cream, egg, vanilla, and lemon peel until combined.
Step 4
Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
Step 5
Divide dough in half. Cover and chill dough for 1 to 2 hours or until easy to handle.
Step 6
Preheat oven to 375°F.
Step 7
On a well-floured surface roll half of the dough at a time until 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
Step 8
Using desired cookie cutters, cut out dough.
Step 9
Place cutouts 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Step 10
Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are very light brown.
Step 11
Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
Step 12
For frosting, combine all icing ingredients in a bowl and beat till smooth. Tint as desired
Step 13
Spread tops of cooled cookies with Icing.
Step 14
Allow icing to dry completely.
Step 15
Using a small paintbrush, paint designs on each cookie with food coloring.
Tips & Variations
- Food coloring
- Paint brushes
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