Cinnamon Sugar Iced Holiday Cookies

If you're searching for activities to do with the whole family this holiday season, we recommend trying this recipe! Bake it as directed with the cinnamon sugar icing or make a few batches of icing in different colors for some decorating fun. Feeling competitive? Have a cookie decorating contest at home with the winner getting a free pass from doing the dishes! Make sure you have some fun cookie cutter shapes on hand! You can ice these cookies with our cinnamon sugar icing or with colored powdered sugar icing. Make the dough ahead of time to be ready for holiday fun at a moments notice!

Prep Time: 20 minutes, dough chills for 2 hours

Cook Time: 8 minutes

Yield: 48 servings (4 dozen cookies total)

Difficulty: Easy

INGREDIENTS 3¾ Cup all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 Cup margarine softened

1 1/2 Cup white sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon Sugar Icing:

2 Cup of powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/3 Cup milk

¼ tsp ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. Sift flour, baking powder and salt.
2. In a separate bowl, cream together margarine and sugar until fluffy.
3. Beat in the eggs one at a time, stir in vanilla.
4. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients until fully absorbed.
5. Cover dough and chill for two hours.
6. Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
7. Use a Swiss Diamond Double Burner Griddle or grease a cookie sheet.
8. On a clean floured surface, roll out small, sectioned pieces of dough to ¼" thickness.
9. Cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
10. Bake 6 - 8 minutes in the preheated oven or until edges are slightly brown.
11. Cool cookies on a wire rack.
12. Stir together powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract and cinnamon.
13. Pour into bag to pipe or spoon onto cookies. This can get a little messy!
14. Allow icing to dry before serving.