Root Beer Float Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup finely crushed root beer flavored hard candies (about 10 candies)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 4 -5 teaspoons root beer or 4 -5 teaspoons milk
• additional finely crushed root beer flavored decorative candies, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350* grease cookie sheet with shortening. beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, or mix with a spoon. stir in remaining ingredients except root beer glaze items and additional candies.
• 2 drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
• 3 bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center and edges are golden brown. cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. cool completely, about 20 minutes.
• 4 in a small bowl, mix glaze ingredients with spoon until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
• 5 drizzle glaze over cookies. sprinkle with additional crushed candies if desired.