Grandma’s Sugar Cookies

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar together. Add eggs and beat until combined. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Alternate adding flour mixture and sour cream to butter mixture. Mix in vanilla extract.

Chill for at least 1 hour, but overnight is best.

Working with small portions of dough at a time, roll to 1/2 inch thick and cut desired shapes. It is important to keep the dough chilled so make sure to keep the remaining dough in the refrigerator as you are working. And as the portion you are working with warms up, return it to the refrigerator and continue working with a different portion. Place cookies onto a lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes.

The number of cookies you’ll get with this will vary significantly, depending on the size of cookie cutters used. I typically use the Wilton comfort grip cookie cutters, which are large compared to most cookie cutters. I get just shy of 4 dozen cookies. With standard size cookie cutters, this usually results in about 6 dozen cookies.