Brown sugar-spice cookies

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1½ cup Butter or margarine,
Softened
1 cup Firmly packed brown sugar
1 large Eggs
1½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
3½ cup All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon Ground cloves
1 teaspoon Ground ginger
Candied cherry halves

Directions

PReheat oven to 375F.

Cream butter; beat in sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat well.

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Add to butter mixture, blending well.

Using a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip, pipe stars onto ungreased cookie sheets. Top each with a candied cherry half.

Bake 8-10 minutes. Dough may be rolled into 1" balls. Top with cherry and bake as directed.

Southern Living Home for the Holidays 1994

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