Cranberry Christmas Buttons

Description

These cookies are very festive and have a great holiday flavor. Purchase cranberries the day after Thanksgiving when they go on sale, and these cookies will be an inexpensive holiday favorite.

Ingredients

Dough

• ⅔ cup margarine
• 2½ cups flour
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp milk
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla

Topping

• 1 cup cranberries
• ¼ cup orange marmalade
• 1 tbsp honey

Glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• ¼ tsp vanilla
• 1 tbsp milk

Directions

Dough

1. In mixing bowl combine ingredients.
2. Stir until batter is smooth.
3. Chill for 3 hours.

Topping

1. In saucepan, boil cranberries, marmalade, and honey.
2. Once cranberries pop, continue to let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes.
3. Set aside.

Glaze

1. Combine powdered sugar, vanilla and milk in mixing bowl.
2. Set aside at room temperature.

Preparation

1. Remove dough from refrigerator.
2. Divide the dough into thirds and roll out each third on lightly floured surface.
3. Taking a small round cookie cutter (approx. 1½ in. wide) cut out dough.
4. Place on cookie sheet.
5. Top each button with 1 tsp. cranberry filling
6. Cook in 350°F oven for 10 minutes, or until done.
7. Set cookies aside to cool.
8. Drizzle with powdered sugar glaze.