Root Beer Float Cookies

13 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine, softened
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 13 cup finely crushed root beer flavored hard candies (about 10 candies)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 12 teaspoon baking soda
  • 14 teaspoon salt
  • 18 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 18 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 -5 teaspoons root beer or 4 -5 teaspoons milk
  • additional finely crushed root beer flavored decorative candies, if desired

Directions

  1. 1
    Heat oven to 350* Grease cookie sheet with shortening.
  2. 2
    Beat brown sugar and butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, or mix with a spoon.
  3. 3
    Stir in remaining ingredients except Root Beer glaze items and additional candies.
  4. 4
    Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto cookie sheet.
  5. 5
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until almost no indentation remains when touched in center and edges are golden brown.
  6. 6
    Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
  7. 7
    Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  8. 8
    In a small bowl, mix glaze ingredients with spoon until smooth and thin enough to drizzle.
  9. 9
    Drizzle glaze over cookies.
  10. 10
    Sprinkle with additional crushed candies if desired.

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