Hailey's Grand Champion Cookies

This year Hailey did well again at fair.  One of her goats got grand champion and this was the first year for her to do Food and Nutrition and she took grand champion.  Here is the recipe:




Cinnamon Bun Cookies

Dough
1 c. butter
1/3 c. granulated sugar
3/4 c. confectioners sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. orange zest
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 egg
2 1/4 c. flour

Cinnamon Smear
5 Tb + 2 tsp. butter
1/4 brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp corn syrup
1 Tb cinnamon
2 Tb flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Glaze
1/2 c. confectioners sugar
2 Tb corn syrup
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. water

Directions:
Combine butter and sugars until light and fluffy.  Add salt, zest, and vanilla and combine.  Slowly add flour until barely combined.  Roll out on parchment paper to a rectangle.

Combine cinnamon smear ingredients.  Spread on top of dough.  Roll into a log.  Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate or freeze 15-30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Remove dough when firm and unwrap.  Slice into cookies.  Bake 8-10 minutes.  Cool.  Combine glaze ingredients and spread on cooled cookies.  Allow to dry at room temperature.

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They disappeared fast around our house. Enjoy!