| 1 | Mix sugar, salt and butter thoroughly. |
| 2 | Add egg and vanilla and beat till fluffy. |
| 3 | sift flour, baking powder, soda and cinnamon and add to mixture. |
| 4 | Chill well, several hours, or overnight. |
| 5 | make the glaze: mix the glaze ingredients together until smooth. |
| 6 | roll the dough out until it is about 1/8 inch thick. |
| 7 | Cut into fancy shapes and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes at 350 °F. |
| 8 | Let cool and glaze. |
| 9 | notes: |
| 10 | * rolled cookies for the christmas holidays -- i almost never make these cookies except at christmas time. |
| 11 | They just seem to be christmas cookies. |
| 12 | (i did make a batch of heart shaped ones last valentine"s day for my then-fiance). |
| 13 | I usually make these cookies in christmas shapes and frost them with green and red frosting. |
| 14 | This is a good recipe for kids to help out with. |
| 15 | * it helps to keep most of the dough in the refrigerator while you are cutting shapes. |
| 16 | It cuts much better when it is cold. |
| 17 | * these are time-consuming and fairly difficult, but worth it. |
| 18 | : difficulty: moderate. |
| 19 | : time: 30 minutes preparation, overnight chill, 1 hour cutting and baking. |
| 20 | : precision: measure the ingredients. |
| 21 | : katherine rives albitz : purdue university, computer science dept. |
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