40 November 26, 2014 2014 HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS MAGAZINE LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com
Angela Reiners - Sour Cream Sugar
Cookies
“This recipe is a favorite among my
husband’s side of the family and has also
become one of my favorites. His mother,
Ruth Reiners, loved to bake especially
during the holidays. She has been gone
since 2004, but now every Christmas eve,
my sister-in-law Betty Jo Lessen makes the
cookies for our family get-togethers and
everyone is reminded of Ruth’s baking.”
- Angela
Sour Cream Sugar Cookies
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter
1 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons baking soda (dissolved in sour
cream)
2 eggs
6 cups flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream sugar , butter, eggs and vanilla.
Add other ingredients alternately with
mixer. Dough will be like play dough.
Roll out to between 1/4” and 1/8”
thickness and cut out with shaped cookie
cutters. Bake at 375 for 8 to 10 minutes.
Ice and decorate when cooled.
Makes 4 to 6 dozen.
Lisa Ramlow - Grandma Cookies
(Chocolate Crinkles)
“Grandma makes Chocolate Crinkles for
Christmas AND every special occasion
that a grandchild would celebrate:
birthdays, graduations, recitals, etc. They
have gone with many a grandchild on
church choir tours. They have been eaten
from Texas to Rhode Island and every
state in between. Grandma always has
cookies in the freezer in case one of the
grand kids stops by unannounced and
needs a sweet treat. Many have tried
to make Chocolate Crinkles just like
Grandma and many have failed. The
attempts are delicious and always eaten,
but no one will ever make ‘Grandma
Cookies’ like Grandma.”
- Lisa
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