Puffy Christmas Geese

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups Land O Lakes Butter, softened
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon orange paste food color

1. Combine butter and sugar in bowl.
2. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy.
3. Add egg, lemon zest and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed.
4. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
5. Remove 1/4 cup dough.
6. Place into bowl; stir in food color.
7. Wrap both plain and orange doughs separately in plastic food wrap; refrigerate at least 2 hours until firm.
8. Heat oven to 375F.
9. Divide plain dough into 36 portions.
10. Shape each portion of plain dough into varying size small balls (1/8 to 1/2-inches), for each goose.
11. Place balls onto ungreased cookie sheet forming 2x21/2-inch oval, resembling goose's body.
12. Place 2 small balls onto oval for tail; pinch lightly to a point.
13. Place 3 balls in a curve at top of oval for neck and head.
14. Shape 2 tiny logs of orange dough for legs and triangular piece for beak.
15. Repeat with remaining dough.
16. Bake 6-9 minutes or until set.

sugar, butter, egg, freshly grated lemon zest, vanilla, flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, salt, orange paste food color

Taken from www.landolakes.com/recipe/687/puffy-christmas-geese (may not work)