cookie recipe

i love baking and eating. here's a recipe i snatched from my yahoo homepage. enjoy!

Sparkling Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
Provided by Better Homes and Gardens

Lemon extract and orange peel add a citrus touch to these cutout cookies we created. Top with a meringue icing, your favorite frosting, or add sprinkles before baking.


Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Dash salt
1/2 cup dairy sour cream
1 egg
1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Powdered Sugar Icing (see recipe below) or your favorite frosting

Preparation

Chill: 1 hourPrep:45 minutesBake:6 minutes per pan

1 In mixing bowl, beat butter with electric mixer 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt; beat well. Beat in sour cream, egg, peel, and lemon extract.
2 Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Using wooden spoon, stir in remaining flour. Divide in half. Cover; chill 1 to 2 hours or until easy to handle.
3 On a well-floured surface, roll out half of the dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. Using a cooking cutter, cut dough into desired shapes. Place cookies 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
4 Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 6 to 7 minutes or until edges are firm and bottoms are light brown. Transfer to wire rack; cool.
5 Prepare the Powdered Sugar Icing or frosting. Spread the mixture over cookies. Immediately top each cookie with candied citrus peel or let dry and paint designs on each with food coloring. Makes 40 to 50 cookies.
6 Powdered Sugar Icing: In a medium mixing bowl, beat together 4 cups sifted powdered sugar and 1/4 cup milk. Stir in additional milk if needed, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is easy to spread. Tint with food coloring, if you like.

Nutritional Analysis
Number of Servings: 40 to 50 cookies servings
Per Serving
calories 105
total fat 3g
cholesterol 13mg
sodium 50mg
carbohydrate 18g
fiber 0g
protein 1g