New Zealand Holly Cookies

Ingredients

For Cookies

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2/3 cup raspberry jam
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 large egg, beaten

For Decoration

• 2-3 teaspoons milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• red cinnamon candies
• green food coloring

Directions

1. 1

   Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt.

2. 2

   Cut in margarine (like pie dough).

3. 3

   Make a well in the center of the dough.

4. 4

   Combine egg and 1/4 cup milk and pour them into the well.

5. 5

   Stir dough until moist.

6. 6

   Flour a flat surface and roll dough out to 1/8" thick.

7. 7

   Cut into 2" circles.

8. 8

   Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes.

9. 9

   Place on a rack to cool.

10. 10

    Once cooled, place 1/2 tsp jam on the bottom of one cookie.

11. 11

    Cover the jam with another cookie, ie cookie- jam- cookie.

12. 12

    In a small bowl stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a glaze.

13. 13

    Glaze the top of one side of each double cookie and place 2-3 cinnamon candies into the glaze.

14. 14

    The candies are to be the holly berries.

15. 15

    Allow glaze to set.

16. 16

    Use a small clean paintbrush to paint several holly leaves and a stem on each cookie using green food coloring.