New Zealand Holly Cookies

Description
Almost too pretty a cookie to eat, but they taste so good! I actually won first prize for these cookies when I was a girlscout at age 13. Although I am unsure of the origin of the recipe, I thought it was too good to keep to myself. If you're creative and are up for a challenge, this is a perfect recipe for you. (requires a clean small paintbrush).15 servings 1 hour preparation.

Ingredients
For Cookies For Decoration red cinnamon candies, green food coloring
 * 2 cups flour
 * 1 cup Sugar
 * 1 teaspoon cinnamon
 * 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
 * 2/3 cup raspberry jam
 * 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
 * 1/2 cup butter or margarine
 * 1/4 cup milk
 * 1 beaten egg
 * 2-3 teaspoons milk
 * 2 cups powdered sugar

Directions
Combine flour, Sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt. Cut in margarine (like pie dough). Make a well in the center of the dough. Combine egg and 1/4 cup milk and pour them into the well. Stir dough until moist. flour a flat surface and roll dough out to 1/8" thick. Cut into 2" circles. Bake at 375F for 8-10 minutes. Place on a rack to cool. Once cooled, place 1/2 tsp jam on the bottom of one cookie. Cover the jam with another cookie, ie cookie- jam- cookie. In a small bowl stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a glaze. Glaze the top of one side of each double cookie and place 2-3 cinnamon candies into the glaze. The candies are to be the holly Berries. Allow glaze to set. Use a small clean paintbrush to paint several holly leaves and a stem on each cookie using green food coloring.