Recipes

1. Preheat oven to 375F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. With an electric mixer blend sugar and butter until creamy. Mix in egg, sour cream, extract, nutmeg, and zest. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add enough of the flour mixture to form a soft dough. Transfer dough to refrigerator until chilled, at least 30 minutes.
4. Working in small batches while the remaining dough stays chilled, form heaping teaspoons of dough into small balls. Roll in chopped nuts and place on pan Bake until light golden, 8 to 10 minutes (the edges should be just turning golden brown).

Baking tips

If a recipe calls for unsalted butter and you only have salted on hand, you can eliminate the added salt called for in the ingredients.

Do not use diet or whipped margarine in baking recipes. In most formulas, the product is whipped which adds air for volume. For baked goods, solid butter works best.

Low-fat and regular sour cream can be used interchangeably in most recipes.