Christmas Sour Cream Cutouts

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 4 cups flour (this can vary a bit. it should be dry enough to roll out and not be messy, but moist enough not to b)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 cream together the shortening and the sugar until light and fluffy using whisk or a mixer.
• 3 add in the eggs, vanilla and sour cream. mix until well combined.
• 4 add in the dry ingredients, adding the flour bit by bit until the dough comes together but is not crumbly.
• 5 chill for at least one hour, but preferably overnight.
• 6 bake 8-10 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet (though you could line with parchment if you wanted to.) bake until light golden brown.
• 7 when cooled, ice if desired.