Sour Cream Sugar Cookies II

This is the recipe my mother-in-law always used for cut-out cookies.

• Calories: 94 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• ½ cup lard
• 3 tablespoons sour cream

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream butter, lard and sugar. Add eggs and beat. Mix sour cream and baking soda together and add to egg mixture. Add flour and salt and mix well.

Step 3

Chill dough until firm enough to roll.

Step 4

Roll out dough and cut with cookie cutter. It's wise to keep dough in refrigerator between rolling out batches. Bake for 5 - 7 minutes.