granny's sour cream cookies

Name: Granny's Sour Cream Cookies
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) soft shortening ( such as crisco); 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 1 cup(s) sour cream; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 2 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt

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virginia duncan

decatur, AR

Updated on Aug 22, 2012

Betty's recipe box is a hive of old recipes. I'm trying to sort and preserve them for my kids. The desserts sure seem to out number the rest. She had a sweet tooth.

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cook time 10 Min

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Ingredients

1/2 cup soft shortening ( such as crisco)
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 - eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

How To Make granny's sour cream cookies

Step 1

Mix: shortening and sugar, stir in eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.

Step 2

Sift in flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
Step 3

Grease cookie sheet. Place about a teaspoon of dough on sheet about 2" apart. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until lightly brown. For a butterscotch flavor use 1/2 cup brown sugar instead of white sugar. For holidays use icing, sprinkles and nuts to top cookies.
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