Sour-Cream Sugar Cakes – Baked Goods

3/4 c Shortening; * see note

2 c Sugar

3 Eggs

1 c Dairy sour cream

4 c All-purpose flour; sifted

1 ts Baking soda

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Salt

Recipe by: Woman’s Day Encyclopedia of Cookery, 1966 * use half shortening and half butter combined. Cream shortening/butter with sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly. Add sour cream alternately with last 4 ingredients mixed together. Drop by T onto greased and flour cookie sheets. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. Bake in preheated moderate oven (35~F) for 10 min, or until golden. —–