Grandma Betty's Nutmeg Sugar Cookies. These cookies are not my favorite sugar cookies (my grandma makes some pretty mean ones!) but I was pretty impressed how well they turned out. The flavor was wonderful loved the nutmeg and the texture. I used a royal icing on it to make it sweet but I loved it plain.

This delicious nutmeg cookie recipe is courtesy of Abigail Breslin's great-grandmother. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat together sugar and shortening until well combined. All Reviews for Grandma Stafford's Nutmeg Cookies. You can cook Grandma Betty's Nutmeg Sugar Cookies using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Grandma Betty's Nutmeg Sugar Cookies

1. Prepare 1 c of butter.
2. You need 2 of eggs.
3. You need 1 1/2 c of sugar.
4. You need 4.5 c of flour.
5. You need 3/4 t of salt.
6. You need 1 t of baking soda.
7. You need 1/2 t of grated nutmeg.
8. It's 1 t of baking powder.
9. It's 1 1/2 t of vanilla extract.
10. You need 1 1/2 c of sour cream.

My grandma shared her recipe for these old-fashioned sugar cookies with the unexpected taste of nutmeg. They are light, crunchy and so delicious. Nutmeg Sugar Crisps Recipe photo by Taste of Home. This fabulous recipe for grandma's sugar cookies is light, tender, and delicate; they're perfect for decorating for the holiday season.

Grandma Betty's Nutmeg Sugar Cookies instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F..
2. Cream butter and sugar..
3. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well..
4. Add vanilla, then beat in dry ingredients by thirds, alternating with sour cream until just incorporated..
5. Drop by tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheet..
6. Bake 12 min at 375 F..
7. Rest on pan for 2 minutes, then move to rack until completely cool..

This wonderful recipe for sugar cookies is a classic. It should be part of your Christmas cookie platter every year. Chilling cookie dough is an important step that most. Betty demonstrates how to make her Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies. These are great cookies for making and decorating with children, but the taste is popular.