Jubilee Jumble Cookies

This light, cake-like cookie with a delicious glaze (I prefer it without nuts). We only make these during Christmas time, but you can make these whenever.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 14-18
• Yields: 28-36 cookies

Ingredients

• COOKIES

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1  cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 3⁄4 cups flour (sifted)
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup walnuts (chopped, Opitional) or 1  cup pecans (chopped, Opitional)

• GLAZE

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1  cup powdered sugar (sifted)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 -2  tablespoon hot water

Directions

1. For Cookies: Preheat oven to 375º. Mix shortening, sugar, and eggs thoroughly. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda in a separate bowl, then add to the mixture. Mix thouroughly and chill dough if too soft to handle. Drop rounded teaspoons full of dough onto a greased cookie sheet approximately 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 minutes or until there are no more imprints in the dough.
2. For Glaze: Melt butter until golden brown, remove from heat. Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add hot water to obtain glaze consistency; glaze should spread/flow smoothly on cookies(Should not be as thick as for icing). Glaze cookies.