Root Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 42
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup buttermilk
• 2 teaspoons watkins root extract
• 1 teaspoon watkins original double-strength vanilla
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, if desired
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon watkins root extract
• 1 -2 tablespoon hot water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 combine brown sugar, butter, and egg in a bowl; beat until fluffy.
• 3 stir in buttermilk, root flavor, vanilla, flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until smooth.
• 4 cover and refrigerate at least one hour.
• 5 drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls greased baking sheets about 2-inches apart.
• 6 bake at 375°f for 6 to 8 minutes.
• 7 to make rootbeer frosting: mix together sugar and butter until smooth. stir in root flavor and enough water to make a smooth frosting.
• 8 remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
• 9 frost with root frosting.