Sour Cream Cookies

Submitted By: Margie Gunn

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1½ cups chopped dates
• 2 cups light brown sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cups self-rising flour

½ tsp. cinnamon

1 cup chopped nuts

Instructions

Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add sour cream and vanilla to mixture. Stir together flour, cloves, and cinnamon, then gradually add dry to wet ingredients, mixing after each addition. Fold in dates and nuts. Drop tablespoon-sized dough balls onto lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes. Yields five dozen cookies.