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Great gifts for giving
The perfect addition to any gift basket
Great idea for the holidays or any special occasion
~ Root Beer Float Cookies ~
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup margarine
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs
2 t root beer extract**
(**or root beer float concentrate)
1 t vanilla
4 cup all-purpose flour
1 t baking soda
1/4 t salt
~Icing~
2 cups powdered sugar
2 T half and half
4 t margarine
2 t root beer extract
Preheat oven to 375F.
Combine sugar, brown sugar, margarine, buttermilk, eggs,
extract and vanilla. Beat at medium speed until well
blended. Add flour, soda, and salt. Beat at low speed
until soft dough forms. Drop by heaping teaspoon 2 inches
apart onto greased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes,
cool completely. For icing: Combine and beat at low speed
until smooth. Spread on cookies.
Let dry completely before storing.
Makes 5 dozen cookies
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For gift giving package cookies in a ziplock bag. Place
bag of cookies in a flannel gift bag. To make flannel
gift bag, use a 10 1/2 x 25 inch piece of flannel fabric.
Matching right sides and short edges, fold fabric in half.
Using 1/4 inch seam allowance, sew sides of bag together.
Turn bag right side out. Fringe top edge of bag. Gather
top of bag together and secure with ribbon or raffia and
add a cookie cutter. Add gift tag.
