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Old Fashioned Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
½ cup butter
1½ cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
3 cups sifted flour
1 tsp salt
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup sour cream
Cinnamon and sugar (for sprinkling)

1. Cream butter.
2. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. Add vanilla and beat until light and fluffy.
4. Mix and sift together flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
5. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.

6. To Shape Cookies:
•. Drop by heaping teaspoons onto well-greased cookie sheets.
• With a spoon, flatten into circles about 2 inches in diameter.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

Baking Instructions:
•. Bake in a hot oven (400°F) for 10–12 minutes.

Variation (Chocolate Sugar Cookies):
•. Add 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled, to the creamed mixture before adding the dry ingredients.
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