Summertime Tea Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened instant tea
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
• 5 teaspoons hot water
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. beat in tea, egg yolk and vanilla extract. gradually stir in flour. drop by heaping teaspoon 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 2 in preheated 350 degree oven, bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly golden around edges and centers are set. cool on baking sheets for 2 to 4 minutes before removing to wire racks. brush with glaze (if too thick, glaze can be thinned with a few drops of hot water). cool completely.