Butterscotch Rolled Cookies

Description

 * Difficulty: moderate.
 * Time: 30 minutes preparation, overnight chill, 1 hour cutting and baking.
 * Precision: measure the ingredients.

COOKIES

 * 1 	cup 	brown sugar
 * 1/2 	tbsp 	salt
 * 1/2 	cup 	butter, softened
 * 1 		egg
 * 1/2 	tbsp 	vanilla
 * 1 3/4 	cup 	flour, sifted
 * 1/2 	tbsp 	baking powder
 * 1/4 	tbsp 	baking soda
 * 1/4 	tbsp 	cinnamon

GLAZE

 * 1 1/2 	cup 	confectioner's sugar
 * 1 		egg white slightly beaten
 * 1 	tbsp 	butter, melted
 * 1/8 	tbsp 	salt
 * 1/2 	tbsp 	vanilla
 * food coloring (optional)

Directions
Mix Sugar, salt and butter thoroughly. Add egg and vanilla and beat till fluffy. Sift flour, baking powder, soda and cinnamon and add to mixture. Chill well, several hours, or overnight. Make the glaze: mix the glaze ingredients together until smooth. Roll the dough out until it is about 1/8 inch thick. Cut into fancy shapes and bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes at 350 °F. Let cool and glaze.
 * Notes: rolled cookies for the christmas holidays; i almost never make these cookies except at christmas time. They just seem to be Christmas cookies.
 * I did make a batch of heart shaped ones last valentine's day for my then-fiance
 * I usually make these cookies in christmas shapes and frost them with green and red frosting.
 * This is a good recipe for kids to help out with.
 * It helps to keep most of the dough in the refrigerator while you are cutting shapes.
 * It cuts much better when it is cold.
 * These are time-consuming and fairly difficult, but worth it.