New Zealand Holly Cookies

Ingredients

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In medium bowl, combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.

Cut in butter until pieces are the size of small peas.

Make a well in the center.

In small bowl, combine egg with the ¼ cup milk and add all at once to dry mixture. Stir until moistened.

On lightly floured surface, roll out dough to 1/8-inch thickness.

Cut into 2-inch circles or flowers with a cookie cutter.

Place on ungreased baking sheets, about 1 inch apart.

Bake in preheated oven 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown on the bottom.

When done, remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack. Place about ½ teaspoon raspberry jam on the bottom of 1 round; top with another round. Repeat with remaining cookies.

To make frosting: In small bowl stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a glazing consistency.

Spread top of each cookie with some of the glaze.

For holly berries: While icing is still wet, drop 2 to 3 cinnamon candies on each cookie.

Allow icing to dry. Using a small paintbrush, paint several holly leaves and a stem on each cookie with the green food coloring.

(Or, as photographed, use tubes of green gel frosting. It took two to decorate all the cookies.)

Nutrition Facts

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.