Baba's Sour Cream Cookies

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These are my favorite cookies that Elizabeth makes...

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of brown sugar.
  • 6 tablespoon of Crisco Shortening – soft (blue box).
  • 1 egg.
  • 1/2 cup sour cream ( must be 14% or more ).
  • 2 1/4 cups of all-purpose white flour.
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon.
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg.
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda.
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt.
  • 2 1/4 teaspoon baking powder.
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
  • 1/2 cup raisins.
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.

Instructions:

  1. With an electric hand mixer, cream shortening, add sugar, egg and vanilla. Beat well.
  2. Add 1/2 of the dry ingredients and 1/2 of the sour cream and blend.
  3. Then, add the remaining and blend well.
  4. Fold in raisins and chocolate chips.
  5. Place foil on a cookie sheet and drop teaspoon size cookies onto the Cookie sheet.
  6. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes until the cookies are turning slightly brown