Christmas butter sugar cookies

My kids made these yesterday, it is so easy to make with less ingredients.Just chill the dough and use a christmas cookie cutter ice with simple powder sugar and milk icing  and color icing  with the holiday color. This is just half of the original recipe and makes 24 buttery cookies.The recipe is from The homemade cookies recipe book.


1/2c.butter room temperature
1/2c.sugar
1/2c.sour cream
1 extra large egg yolk
1/2t.vanilla
1 1/2c.sifted APF
1/2t.salt
1/2t.b.powder
1/4 t. baking soda
Sugar (for tops)

Cream butter and sugar thoroughly; add sour cream, egg yolk, and vanilla.
Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture, blending well; chill.
Roll out the dough flat and cut the shapes out and place on greased cookie sheet. (be sure to flour the cookie cutter and surface)
Place in the oven for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.