Wanda's Sour Cream Cut out Cookies & Frosting

Name: Wanda's Sour Cream Cut out Cookies & Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5 dozen, 60 serving(s)
Ingredients: 5 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 cup full fat sour cream, room temperature; 1 cup butter, room temperature; 2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup butter, no substitutes; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 5 cups powdered sugar; 2 -3 tablespoons cream or 2 -3 tablespoons milk

Submitted by 55tbird

"My very favorite Christmas cookie!! Using a rolling pin with guides really helps roll the cookies even. Use plenty of flour when rolling out and flour the rolling pin also. I bought my rolling pin from Amazon.com."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 14
Yields:: 5 dozen
Serves:: 60

ingredients

5 ¹⁄₂ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon nutmeg
1 cup full fat sour cream, room temperature
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting
1 cup butter, no substitutes
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
5 cups powdered sugar
2 -3 tablespoons cream or 2 -3 tablespoons milk

directions

Whisk first four ingredients together in a large bowl; set aside.
In large mixer bowl, mix sour cream and butter until creamy.
Add sugar, eggs and vanilla and mix well.
Add dry ingredients and mix until well blended.
Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap; refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Flour area where you are going to roll cookies and flour the rolling pin with plenty of flour.
Roll cookie dough to 1/4 " thickness.
Cut out cookies.
Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes.
Do not let cookies brown.
Mix all frosting ingredients together until smooth.
Frost cookies and decorate.