Root Beer Cookies

My friend Lisa recently shared the recipe for these delightful cookies with me.Yummy! After tasting them at our Christmas Party, I couldn't wait to bake a batch for my family. An extra bonus is the warm smell of Root Beer in the kitchen while they bake! Here's the recipe:

Root Beer Cookies
(Makes approximately 42 cookies)

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter/margarine
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. Root Beer extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp.baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Drop by rounded spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. Bake 6-8 minutes.

When cool frost.

Root Beer Glaze
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup butter
1 1/2 tsp. Root Beer extract
2 TBL hot water