New Zealand Holly Cookies

==Description==
Almost too pretty a cookie to eat, but they taste so good! I actually won first prize for these cookies when I was a girlscout at age 13. Although I am unsure of the origin of the recipe, I thought it was too good to keep to myself. If you're creative and are up for a challenge, this is a perfect recipe for you. (requires a clean small paintbrush).15 servings 1 hour preparation.
===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 beaten egg 
For Decoration 
* 2-3 teaspoons milk 
* 2 cups powdered sugar 
*red cinnamon candies, 
*green food coloring 
===Directions===
#Combine flour, Sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and 1/4 tsp salt. 
#Cut in margarine (like pie dough). 
#Make a well in the center of the dough. 
#Combine egg and 1/4 cup milk and pour them into the well. 
#Stir dough until moist. 
#flour a flat surface and roll dough out to 1/8" thick. 
#Cut into 2" circles. 
#Bake at 375F for 8-10 minutes. 
#Place on a rack to cool. 
#Once cooled, place 1/2 tsp jam on the bottom of one cookie. 
#Cover the jam with another cookie, ie cookie- jam- cookie. 
#In a small bowl stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a glaze. 
#Glaze the top of one side of each double cookie and place 2-3 cinnamon candies into the glaze. 
#The candies are to be the holly Berries. 
#Allow glaze to set. 
#Use a small clean paintbrush to paint several holly leaves and a stem on each cookie using green food coloring. 
==See also==
Category:New Zealand DessertsCategory:Desserts Category:Recipes
Category:New Zealand Recipes
category:powdered sugar Recipes
category:food coloring Recipes
category:baking powder Recipes
category:margarine Recipes
category:raspberry Recipes
category:cinnamon Recipes
category:vanilla powder Recipes
category:Berries Recipes
category:butter Recipes
category:Sugar Recipes
category:granulated sugar Recipes
category:flour Recipes
category:salt Recipes
category:milk Recipes
category:egg Recipes
Category:Cinnamon candies