I had the opportunity to review a new recipe book that includes a variety for every course:

• breakfast
• appetizers and side
• breads, soups and salads
• pasta dishes, crockpot meals, and oven dishes
• grills,marinades, skillets and sautes
• and best of all — desserts

Make some Sour Cream Cookies with me!

Tag along as I make some cookies for my family.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup butter

1 2/3 cups sugar

1 cup sour cream

3 eggs

3 cups flour

1/2 t. baking soda

1 t. vanilla

Recipe Yield – 36 cookies

Prep Time – 20 minutes

Total Time – 45 minutes

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Cream together butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy.  Add sour cream and mix for 30 seconds.

 

Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.  Combine flour and baking soda and add to butter mixture, mixing just until combined.  Add vanilla and beat for 15 more seconds.

 

 

Drop by tablespoons onto baking sheet and bake for approximately 10 minutes.  Don’t allow cookies to brown; they should spring back when gently pressed in the middle.  Cool on wrie rack.

Nutritional Information (per cookie):  Calories 116.0; Total Fat 4.4g, Cholesterol 27.3mg; Sodium 44.5 mg: Total Carbohydrates 17.5g (Dietary Fiber 0.3g); Protein 1.6g

I hope you enjoyed this how-to for making Sour Cream Cookies.  The cookies will make a good filler when the kiddos are hungry in between meals.  I thought about putting icing on them and my daughter told me they’d be better without the icing.

I found this recipe in Don’t Panic – Quick, Easy, and Delicious Meals for Your Family by Bonnie Garcia and Vanda Howell and Susie Martinez.   My hubby and I browsed the contents and are looking forward to making several recipes.

My husband is anxious to try the Cheesy Potato Casserole and Pina Cola Smoothies, while I’m looking forward to using the Basic Beef Mix for my tacos, enchiladas and spaghetti dinners.  The Ruth’s Hot Fudge Sauce reminds me of what my Grandma tops biscuits with.  Yum!

 About the Recipe Book

Great meals for your busy family!

We’re all busy, but that doesn’t mean we have to eat like we are. You don’t have to settle for feeding your family commercially packaged meals full of sodium and preservatives or fat-laced fast food. Quick and healthy meals from your very own kitchen are easy with delicious recipes like:

• 
  Southwestern Baked Cheese Dip
• 
  Thai Chicken Wraps
• 
  Walnut Spinach Salad
• 
  Homestyle Mac & Cheese
• 
  Slow Cooker Pork Chops
• 
  Oven Roasted Orange Chicken
• 
  Grilled Flat Iron Steak Sandwiches
• 
  Spicy Shrimp and Asparagus Stir-Fry
• 
  Fruit Pizza
• 
  Mexican Chocolate Mousse
• 
  and many more

From quick meals made on the grill or in the sauté pan to crockpot dishes that require little prep and cook while you’re out for the day, the recipes in this cookbook are tasty and nutritious–and require less hands-on preparation than traditional meals. Easy appetizers and desserts; one-dish casseroles and pastas; simple soups, salads, and side dishes; and even fast breakfasts round out the selections. Meals that are freezer-friendly are marked for those who want to make ahead.
Give your family the best–the easy way!

 

Available April 2012 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, whom I received a copy from in exchange for my honest review.