Amanda's Soft Sugar Cookies



Soft Sugar Cookies         from Amanda
6 ½ cup flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 c. sugar
1 c. butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
Sift dry ingredients. Cream butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla. Add dry ingredients and sour cream. Roll out to desired thickness, cut with cookie cutters. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Try not to brown on bottom.




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