Cinnamon Football Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 24 whole blanched almonds
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1/2-3 teaspoons water

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 mix brown sugar, butter and vanilla in large bowl. work in flour, cinnamon and salt until dough holds together.
• 3 shape dough by scant tablespoonfuls around almonds to form football shapes. place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. bake 12 to 14 minutes or until set but not brown. remove from cookie sheet. cool completely.
• 4 place easy decorating glaze in decorating bag filled with writing tip #3. make football laces on cookies.
• 5 easy decorating glaze:.
• 6 mix powdered sugar and just enough water to make paste that can be piped from decorating bag.