december 22 {sugar cookies}

This recipe comes from my mom's next door neighbor when Mom was a little girl in Tulsa. We've used it every Christmas for as long as I can remember. 

Sometimes (like this year) we use sprinkles and sparkles to decorate the cookies. Sometimes, we used a simple powdered sugar/milk/vanilla icing for them. Either way, they are delicious and festive.

{Sugar Cookies}

4 cups flour

1 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 cups sugar

1-1/2 cups butter

1/2 cup sour milk or buttermilk

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

Sift and measure flour. Sift again with soda, salt, sugar. Cut in butter until fine as cornmeal. Combine milk, eggs, and vanilla and add to dry ingredients - beat until smooth. Chill overnight or several hours. Roll and cut out cookies. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet, preheated to 425, for 6-8 minutes. Remove to cooling rack. Cookies will crisp as they cool. Makes about 4 dozen large cookies.