Elves Snickerdoodles

Elves Snickerdoodles
Submitted by Christine I
2 ¼ C four
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
¼ tsp. cinnamon
½ C shortening
2 Tbsp. soft butter
1 C sugar
1 egg
1/3 C sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
Colored sugar
Mix butter and shortening. Add sugar until blended. Add egg, vanilla, and sour cream. Combine dry ingredients and slowly add to the rest of the dough. Cover and refrigerate 30-60 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 and make dough into 1 ½ inch balls. Roll in colored sugar and cook about 15 minutes on a lightly greased pan. Cool 2 minutes on pan and move to rack to finish cooling.