Sour Cream Figure-eights

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Recipe

• in a large bowl beat butter or margarine until softened. add 1 cup sugar and beat until fluffy. add the egg and vanilla and beat well.
• stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to butter mixture. beat until well mixed.
• cover and chill at least 2 hours or until easy to handle.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• combine cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl. roll dough 1/8 inch thick. cut into rings with a 2 1/2-inch doughnut cutter.
• twist the rings once to form figure eights and place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. spinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture. bake for 6-8 minutes or until done. remove and cool on a wire rack.