old-fashioned sour cream cookies

These cookies are perfect for cutting out and decorating!

1/2 cup shortening or butter
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
2 2/3 cup flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 cup sour cream

Heat oven to 425 degrees.  Mix shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla.  Blend dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream.  Roll 1/4 inch thick on well floured pastry cloth.  Cut with 2-inch cutter, place on greased baking sheet.  Sprinkle with sugar (optional).  Bake 8-10 minutes.  Makes 4 to 5 dozen 2-inch cookies.

Frosting
1 box powered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1-2 Tbsp. butter or cream or cream cheese
couple drops of desired food coloring
add milk 1 Tbsp. at a time until desired consistency


**This recipe is from my mom's recipe collection.  I think it came out of an old Betty Crocker Cookbook.  This is a family favorite! My mom makes these cookies every Valentine's Day.  When we were young, she would frost the cookies and then put our names on them.  Mmmm!