If you are looking for a simple cookie for holiday celebrations and get togethers this year, this is your cookie.
ServingServing: 36cookies
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Total Time 25 minutesminutes
Ingredients
Cookies:
½cupbutter
1½cupbrown sugar
2eggs
1cuphalf and half
1teaspoonvinegar
2½cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
1teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonvanilla
Frosting:
½cupbutter
2cupspowdered sugar
¼cupcold water
Instructions
Cookies:
Cream butter, sugar and eggs in large mixing bowl. Sift and mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In another bowl, combine the milk or half and half with the vinegar and mix well. Add dry ingredients a little at a time to creamed mixture, alternating with the milk, mixing well. Adding the vanilla with the milk.
When the dough is mixed well, place on ungreased cookie sheet in teaspoonfuls, about 2 inches apart.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.
Frosting:
Cook butter in a saucepan over low heat until ambered color and it stops bubbling.
Be sure not to burn it.
Remove from heat and add two cups of powdered sugar and 1/4 cup cold water. Beat until spreadable.
Spread on cookies while the frosting is still warm. Allow the cookies to sit until the frosting is set.