SUGAR COOKIES

½ cup butter

1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
½ tsp vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar together, then blend in the egg. Add flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. Mix and form into 2 balls. Chill 1-2 hours until dough is easy to handle. Roll dough one ball at a time to 1/8 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters. Bake at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. Makes approximately 2 dozen cookies.

Butter Cream Frosting

3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup stick butter or margarine, softened
1 ½ tsp vanilla
1-2 tbsp milk

BANANA SOUR CREAM BREAD

1/4 cup white sugar (optional)

1 tsp. ground cinnamon (optional)

3/4 cup butter

3 cups white sugar

3 eggs

6 very ripe bananas, mashed

1-16oz. container sour cream

2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. salt

3 tsp. baking soda

4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Grease 3 9x5 loaf pans.  (Next stept is optional) In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon.  Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.

In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups of sugar.  Mix in eggs, mashed bannanas, sour cream, and vanilla.  Mix in salt, baking soda, and flour.  Stir in nuts.  Divide into prepared pans.

Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.