Soft Sugar Cookies

Soft sugar cookies with butter and sour cream and vanilla.

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, sift before measuring
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla*
• 1/2 cup sour cream

Preparation:

Into a bowl, sift together the sifted flour, baking soda, and salt. In a mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer. Beat for 2 minutes. Add sour cream and half of the sifted dry ingredients; beat 1 minute. Stir in remaining dry ingredients with a wooden spoon. Divide dough in half and roll each portion out on a lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thick. Cut with floured cookie cutter. Place cookies on greased cookie sheets; bake at 400° for 8 to 10 minutes. Store soft sugar cookies in an airtight container.
Makes about 6 dozen soft sugar cookies.
*Replace part of the vanilla with ground nutmeg, if desired.

Source:  (southernfood.about.com/od/sugarcookies/r/bl30626h.htm)

Easy Lasagna (You don't need to boil the noodles!)

1

lb.  ground beef

2-1/2

cups  KRAFT Shredded Low-Moisture Part-Skim Mozzarella Cheese, divided

1

container  (15 oz.) POLLY-O Natural Part Skim Ricotta Cheese  (I used cottage cheese in place of ricotta cheese.)

1/2

cup  KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

1/4

cup  chopped fresh parsley

1

 egg, beaten

1

jar  (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce

1

cup  water

12

 lasagna noodles, uncooked

make it

HEAT oven to 350°F.

BROWN meat in large skillet on medium-high heat. Meanwhile, mix 1-1/4 cups mozzarella, ricotta, 1/4 cup Parmesan, parsley and egg until blended.

DRAIN meat; return to skillet. Stir in spaghetti sauce. Add 1 cup water to empty sauce jar; cover with lid and shake well. Add to meat mixture; stir until blended. Spread 1 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 3 lasagna noodles, 1/3 of the ricotta cheese mixture and 1 cup meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and cheeses. Cover with foil sprayed with cooking spray.

BAKE 1 hour or until heated through, removing foil after 45 min. Let stand 15 min. before cutting to serve.

Source:  (kraftrecipes.com/recipes/simply-lasagna-69196.aspx)