Cynthia’s Brown Sugar Starries

Ingredients

Cookies:

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter

• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar

• 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract

• 2 cups flour, sifted

Ornamental Frosting:

• 1 egg white

• 1⁄8 tsp cream of tartar

• 1⁄8 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (160° C).

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract. Gradually sift in the flour, and mix together.

3. Cover the bowl and chill the dough for 1 hour.

4. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and firm, adding flour as needed.

5. Roll into a sheet about 1⁄3-inch thick.

6. Using a star-shaped cookie cutter, cut out cookie shapes and place on an ungreased cookie sheet.

7. Bake for 15 minutes.

8. Cool cookies completely.

9. To make the ornamental frosting, whisk together the egg white, cream of tartar, and vanilla until foamy. Gradually whisk in the confectioners' sugar until frosting is shiny and smooth.

10. Top cooled cookies with frosting.