Ingram's Old Fashion Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingram's Old Fashion Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients:

  • 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 cup soft butter or 1 cup margarine
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 tbsp crisco
  • milk , little at a time
  • food coloring

Directions:

  1. Sift flour with baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; set aside.
  2. In large bowl of electric mixer, at medium speed, beat butter, sugar and egg until light and fluffy.
  3. At low speed, beat in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
  4. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well combined.
  5. With rubber spatula separate dough into several large balls. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate several hours or overnight.
  6. Preheat oven to 375F, line each cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  7. On well-floured surface, roll dough, one at a time, 1/4 inch thick.
  8. Using your favorite floured cookie cutters, cut out cookies. Using spatula, place 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets.
  9. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  10. While cookies are cooling mix your powdered sugar, Crisco and milk into a large bowl until the icing is just firm enough (not dripping).
  11. Separate icing into small bowls and add 3-4 drops of food coloring per bowl.
  12. After cookies have cooled, icing (be sure to stir icing periodically so it does not get hard).
  13. You can sprinkle tops of cookies with colored sugar if you are not going to use icing.
  14. These taste best after stored in a freezer for a day and then warmed to room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 801.96 Kcal (3358 kJ)
Calories from fat 318.2 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35.36g 54%
Cholesterol 25.49mg 8%
Sodium 973.97mg 41%
Potassium 1476.93mg 31%
Total Carbs 115.97g 39%
Sugars 69.77g 279%
Dietary Fiber 0.63g 3%
Protein 8.45g 17%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 95.4mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 428.23 Kcal (1793 kJ)
Calories from fat 169.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.88g 54%
Cholesterol 13.61mg 8%
Sodium 520.08mg 41%
Potassium 788.64mg 31%
Total Carbs 61.93g 39%
Sugars 37.26g 279%
Dietary Fiber 0.34g 3%
Protein 4.51g 17%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 3%
Calcium 50.9mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.9
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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