Mystery Sugar Cookies

from ('Bob Allison's Ask Your Neighbor Menu Minder'). I just baked a batch of these cookies and they are easy to mix up and very tasty. (I didn't name this cookie, so don't know what the 'mystery' is, maybe the sour cream?) (Developed by Gloria Pitzer)

Beat first 6 ingredients together with a mixer until smooth, then work in last two items. Drop a tablespoon of the dough into a dish of sugar to coat each and place 2 inches apart on a lightly oiled baking sheet.

Flatten each cookie with 3 fingers. Bake at 375º for 8-10 minutes until barely brown around the edges. Tops should be still be white. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to paper towels.

(Do not overbake!)



Note: You can make soft or crisp cookies. Just reverse the order in which the ingredients are put together; using first ingredients last, etc, and you get crisp cookies instead of soft. (Makes 40 cookies).

Donna's Notes: Very distinct cinnamon flavor due to the 1 tsp of cinnamon, so if you aren't that big on cinnamon you might want to try 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (I did use the 1 teaspoon called for). I happened to have some real butter on hand, so used that, but I would think this cookie would taste good using margarine also (not spread).
I chilled cookie dough for about an hour before baking, and in my oven the cookies baked for the full 10 minutes. The recipe says the yield is 40 cookies, but I got 27 cookies out of the batch. The result is a very soft and chewy cookie.... :-)

Recipe submitted by ~Donna~ V on 6/27/00



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