SOFT SUGAR COOKIE CUTOUTS

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These are my oldest sons favorite cutouts. The sour cream helps them stay soft , moist and get kind of "puffy" when you bake them. Prep time does NOT include chilling time for dough.

Provided by Parsley

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Yield 5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup light sour cream
2 teaspoons orange zest (or lemon peel)
4 1/3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

In a large mixing bowl, beat together sugar and butter until creamy. Beat in eggs, vanilla and sour cream until fluffy. Mix in orange peel.
In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add flour mixture into creamed mixture. Beat until well-combined.
Divide dough in half and wrap each half in plastic wrap or wax paper. Chill for about 2 hours.
When dough is chilled, preheat oven to 400.
Roll dough on to lightly floured surface to about 1/8"-1/4" thickness. Cut with cookie cutters and place cookies on ungreased cookie sheets about 2" apart. (If desired, sprinkle with colored sugars). Bake at 400 for 6-9 minutes or until edges slightly golden. Cool about 2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1047.8, Fat 44.7, SaturatedFat 27.1, Cholesterol 188.1, Sodium 625.8, Carbohydrate 146.6, Fiber 3, Sugar 60.5, Protein 15.7