Grandma Lulu's Sour Cream Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 1/2 cup shortening, at room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup sour cream, at room temperature
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 25 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c). grease baking sheets.
• beat shortening and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. beat 1 egg into the shortening mixture until completely blended. add the second egg and vanilla to shortening mixture; beat to combine.
• stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl; beat into the shortening mixture in small amounts, alternately with the sour cream. blend water into the dough.
• drop dough by tablespoonful onto prepared baking sheets.
• bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 6 to 7 minutes. cool cookies on the baking sheets for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.