Christmas Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 1/2-4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• candy coating, for drizzling on cookies
• green food coloring
• red food coloring

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 2 beat in the egg, sour cream, honey and vanilla.
• 3 combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture (if the dough is too sticky add in a little more flour, add in just enough to hold together).
• 4 cover and chill for 2 hours or 24 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
• 5 on a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness.
• 6 cut with 3-inch cookie cutters dipped in flour.
• 7 place 1-in apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake at 325° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 9 remove to wire racks and cool.
• 10 melt candy coating; stir in food colouring.
• 11 drizzle over cookies.