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4 - Glazed Butter Cookies

Source of Recipe

Taste of Home Christmas Cookies 2003 Dorothy Jennings Waterloo, Iowa


List of Ingredients

4 Glazed Butter Cookies

1/2 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Glaze:
1 cup confectoners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Red, green and yellow liquid or paste food coloring

In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Cover and chill for 1 hour or until easy to handle. On a lightly floured surface, roll out to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 2-1/2-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks. In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth. Stir in food coloring. Lightly spread onto cooled cookies. Let stand until glaze is set.

Yield: about 3 dozen.

Taste of Home Christmas Cookies 2003 Dorothy Jennings Waterloo, Iowa

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