Sour Cream Cookies W/ Burnt Butter Icing

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons butter (for icing)
• 2 cups powdered sugar (for icing)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla (for icing)

Recipe

• 1 mix together:.
• 2 shortening, granular sugar & eggs.
• 3 stir in:.
• 4 sour cream and vanilla.
• 5 sift together & stir in: (an electric mixer may be used).
• 6 flour, soda, baing powder and salt until well mixed.
• 7 chill in refridgerator for at least 1 hour.
• 8 drop rounded spoonfuls about 2" apart on parchment paper lined cookie sheets (trust me, this is crucial) bake in preheated oven at 400 degrees for 8-10 minutes or, when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains.
• 9 icing: (icing lovers may want to double, i recomend it!).
• 10 while cookies are cooling, melt butter and boil until golden brown, but not dark brown!
• 11 remove from stovetop.
• 12 blend in powdered sugar gradually.
• 13 stir in vanilla and 1-2 tbsp of hot tap water until icing is smooth and creamy looking. spread on cookies with butter knife.
• 14 **you may want to use different food colorings to suit the holiday/occation**.