Title: Soft Sugar Cookies (Southern Cream Cookies)
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 72 servings
1 c Shortening
2 c Sugar
3 lg Eggs; well beaten
1 ts Vanilla
1 c Sour cream
5 c Flour; sifted
3 ts Baking powder
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Baking soda
1 1/2 c Walnuts; * chopped
3 tb Sugar; blended with
1 ts Cinnamon
1. Heat oven to 350 deg. Grease cookie sheets.
2. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and sour cream; mix
well.
3. Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and soda; add to creamed
mixture. Mix well.
4. Add chopped nuts, if desired.
5. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart.
6. Grease bottom of small glass; dip into sugar-cinnamon mixture, and
press cookie flat.
7. Bake at 350 deg. for 15 min. Makes 6 dozen cookies.
