Root Beer Cookies







My nephew Jake liked the finished product!

Chase and niece Hanna were my helpers.

Root Beer Cookies:

1 cup butter/ margarine

2 cups brown sugar

2 eggs

1 cup buttermilk*

1 tsp Root Beer flavour

4 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

 

Icing:

3/4 cup butter/ margarine

3 tbsp water

3 1/2 cups icing sugar

1 1/4 tsp Root Beer Flavour

 

Cream butter and sugar. Mix in eggs. Slowly add buttermilk and then the Root Beer flavour. Sift together: flour, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture, 1 cup at a time. Cookies may be dropped by spoonful onto greased cookie sheet. But, I prefer to chill cookie batter at least 30 minutes in the refigerator to harden it which allows me to shape cookie dough into 1 - 1 1/2 inch balls with well greased handsand place onto cookie sheet. Flatten just a bit. Bake at 350 F for 8-10 minutes. Cool completely before spreading icing on top. These cookies are a hit with both children and adults.

 

* To make a substitute for buttermilk; simply put 1 tbsp of vinegar OR lemon juice in a 1 cup measuring cup. Fill the rest with milk. Let it sit for a few minutes.