Sour Cream Figure-Eights recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup butter
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup sour cream
2 tablespoons white sugar
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

108.9 calories
carbohydrate: 16.5 g
cholesterol: 16 mg
fat: 4.2 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 1.5 g
saturatedFat: 2.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 66.8 mg
sugar: 7.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large bowl beat butter or margarine until softened. Add 1 cup sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat well.

  2. Stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to butter mixture. Beat until well mixed.

  3. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or until easy to handle.

  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

  5. Combine cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl. Roll dough 1/8 inch thick. Cut into rings with a 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter.

  6. Twist the rings once to form figure eights and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Spinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until done. Remove and cool on a wire rack.

Recipe Yield

5 dozen

Recipe Note

These look nice on a plate with other cookies when you're serving afternoon tea or coffee.

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