Amelia's Earliest American Cookie

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon coriander, ground
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons milk

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 cream butter until soft; add sugar gradually and cream until fluffy (about 5 minutes).
• 3 sift flour, baking powder and salt; add coriander.
• 4 combine milk and sour cream.
• 5 add the dry mixture to the butter-sugar mixture alternately with the milk, beating after each addition.
• 6 pinch off pieces about the size of a hazlenut. roll in balls, place about 2 1/2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. flatten in circles (using the bottom of a glass dipped on flour). bake about 12 minutes or until the edges begin to brown. cookies may be sprinkled with cinnamon, sugar, chopped nuts, or colored sugar before baking.