2 c. white sugar
1 c. shortening or butter
3 eggs
1 c. sour cream
1 heaping tsp. baking soda
4 c. flour for a stiff dough (sift)
1 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. mace (or peel from 1 lemon)

Cream sugar and shortening; beat in eggs one at a time. Stir soda into sour cream and beat into sugar mixture. Add vanilla and spice. Stir in 3 cups flour then add 1/4 cup at a time until dough is "right" (3 1/2 cups for drop cookies, 4 cups for roll cookies). Shortening and butter seem to take different amounts of flour. Bake 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees.

For drop cookies we usually sprinkled cinnamon and sugar on the top just before baking. (Omit mace or lemon)

Mrs. Evan's was my 2nd grade teacher.