Christmas Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup butter, softened (no substitutes)
    2 cups icing sugar
    1 large egg
    1/4 cup sour cream
    1/4 cup honey
    2 teaspoons vanilla
    3 1/2 - 4 cups flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 teaspoon cream of tartar
    1/2 teaspoon ground mace
    1/8 teaspoon salt
    white candy coating, for drizzling on cookies
    green food coloring
    red food coloring
Preparation
    In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
    Beat in the egg, sour cream, honey and vanilla.
    Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture (if the dough is too sticky add in a little more flour, add in just enough to hold together).
    Cover and chill for 2 hours or 24 hours or until dough is easy to handle.
    On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness.
    Cut with 3-inch cookie cutters dipped in flour.
    Place 1-in apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
    Bake at 325\u00b0 for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
    Remove to wire racks and cool.
    Melt candy coating; stir in food colouring.
    Drizzle over cookies.

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