Root Beer Cookies

1 cup brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. root beer extract
1-3/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1-1/2 tsp. root beer extract
2 tbl. hot water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix together the brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, egg, buttermilk and 1 teaspoon of root beer extract. Add flour, baking soda and salt and mix well. Drop teaspoon sized pieces of dough 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes.

To Make Root Beer Glaze- Mix together powdered sugar, 1/3 cup
butter or margarine, 1-1/2 teaspoons of root beer extract and hot water. Brush on top of hot cookie

Root Beer Float Cookies
Ingredients


1 cup     each sugar, brown sugar, softened butter or margarine
1/2 cup       buttermilk
2            eggs
2 tsp.    root beer extract
1 tsp.     vanilla
Directions
       In a large bowl, combine sugar, brown sugar, butter,
buttermilk, eggs, root
beer extract and vanilla.  Beat at medium speed.  Add flour, baking
soda and
salt.  Beat at low speed until dough is blended.
Add...
4 cups   flour
1 tsp.     baking soda
1/4 tsp.       salt
       Drop dough by tsp. 2" apart onto prepared cookie sheets
(lightly greased).  Bake at 350° F. for 13 - 17 minutes.  Cool completely.
Frosting -- Mix together...
1 cup     confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp.   Half and Half®
2 tsp.    butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp.     root beer extract
       Beat until smooth and spread on completely cooled cookies. 
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

 

Rootbeer Rollout Cookies

1 cup margarine
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon rootbeer flavored oil
2 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

ICING:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons butter
1/4 teaspoon rootbeer oil
1 1/2 tablespoons milk

Cream margarine and confectioners' sugar, beat in egg, add vanilla and rootbeer oil.

Add dry ingredients which have been sifted together. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill dough - 3 hours.

Roll out 1/8" thick  and cut into desired shapes.

Bake at 375ºF 5-7 minutes.

Combine ingredients for icing and frost cookies when cooled.