Sour Cream Cookies

• 1 cup (225 ml) sugar
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) margarine or butter, softened
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp (5 ml) vanilla
• 2-2/3 cups (625 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) baking soda
• 1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1/4 tsp (1 ml) ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup (125 ml) dairy sour cream
• Optional: colored sugar for decoration

1. Heat oven to 425 degrees (225 C.).
2. Mix 1 cup (225 ml) sugar, the margarine, shortening, egg and vanilla.
3. Stir in the remaining ingredients.
4. Divide dough into 3 equal parts.
5. Roll each part 1/4 inch thick on a lightly floured, cloth-covered board.
6. Cut into desired shapes with 2-inch cookie cutter.
7. Sprinkle with a little colored sugar.
8. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
9. Bake until no indentation remains when touched, 6 to 8 minutes.

sugar, margarine, shortening, egg, vanilla, flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, ground nutmeg, sour cream, colored sugar

Taken from online-cookbook.com/goto/cook/rpage/001C56 (may not work)