Best Ever Cinnamon Spice Butter Cookies
- 1 cup Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Land O Lakes All-Natural Egg
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon Land O Lakes Butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla or almond extract
- Food color, if desired
- Decorator candies, sugars, etc., if desired
- Combine 1 cup butter, sugar and egg in bowl.
- Beat at medium speed, until creamy.
- Add orange juice and 1 tablespoon vanilla.
- Continue beating, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
- Add flour, baking powder and cinnamon; beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed.
- Divide dough into thirds.
- Shape each third into a ball; flatten slightly.
- Wrap each in plastic food wrap; flatten to 1/2 inch.
- Refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm.
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-third at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8 to 1/4-inch thickness.
- Cut with 2-inch cookie cutters.
- Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake 6-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
- Cool completely.
- Combine powdered sugar, water, 1 tablespoon butter, corn syrup and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in bowl; mix until powdered sugar is moistened.
- Beat at medium speed until smooth, adding additional water if necessary, to reach desired glazing consistency.
- Tint with food color, if desired.
- Glaze cooled cookies.
- Add decorator candies, if desired.
- Let stand 6 hours or overnight until glaze is hardened.
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Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/570/best-ever-cinnamon-spice-butter-cookies (may not work)