More Of Our Favorite Christmas Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED SOUR CREAM COOKIES

These cookies are great for "cut-out" cookies. They cut nicely, hold together, and taste great!

2 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. nutmeg 1 cup sugar 1.2 cup softened butter 1 large egg 1 tsp.vanilla 1/2 cup sour cream
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 2 cookie sheets. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Set aside.

Beat butter, sugar, egg,and vanilla in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add dry ingredients alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Divide dough in half.

On floured wax paper, roll one dough half to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Place cookies 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Sprinkle tops of cookies with additional sugar. Bake 8 - 10 minutes, until lightly browned. Repeat with remaining dough. Decorate as desired. Makes 5 dozen.

FRUITED SHORTBREAD COOKIES

2 1/2 cups unsifted flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cream of tartar 1 cup butter 1 cup confectioner's sugar 1 egg 1 9 oz. pkg condensed mincemeat, crumbled 1 tsp. vanilla
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Combine flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg, mix well. Stir in mincemeat and vanilla. Add flour mixture; mix well. (Dough will be stiff.) Roll into 1 1/4 inch balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets; flatten slightly. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned.

Makes about 3 dozen.