Sour Cream Cookies

Sour Cream Cookies                                                                               

Recipe by Luella McBride

These cookies freeze well.

¼ cup butter or margarine

½ tsp vanilla

¾ cup brown sugar

1 egg

1½ cups flour

¼ tsp salt

¼ tsp baking powder

¼ tsp baking soda

½ cup sour cream

Dates, nuts, etc (opt)

            Cream together butter, vanilla and sugar. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes.

Icing

¼ cup butter (don’t use margarine)

1 cup powdered sugar

½ tsp vanilla

            Mix together. Add hot water as needed to reach desired consistency.