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sour dough cookies

(1 rating)
islandgirlei avatar
Recipe by
Leialoha Garber
@islandgirlei
Honolulu currently in Indianapolis, In, HI

My father loved these cookies. He was the one who found or gave me this recipe so that I could make them for him! RIP Daddy Hal Garber! I loved the idea of using any milk I had in the fridge that had soured so that none of the milk I had would ever go to waste!! I hope you enjoy these!

(1 rating)
yield 2 dozen or so
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For sour dough cookies

  • 3/4 c
    shortening
  • 1/4 c
    butter
  • 1 1/4 c
    brown or white sugar
  • 2
    eggs, slightly beaten
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice (optional)
  • 1 1/4 c
    buttermilk or sour milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2-3 tsp
    baking powder
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt
  • 3 c
    flour

How To Make sour dough cookies

  • 1
    Cream shortening, butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, lemon juice, buttermilk and vanilla.
  • 2
    Sift together dry ingredients. Mix with creamed mixture.
  • 3
    Drop from spoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with sugar.
  • 4
    Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with sugar again if desired.
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