Crisp Cinnamon Stix

Bake and simply decorate these festive cookie strips for the holidays.

Preparation time: 15 min Baking time: 18 min

Yield: 50 cookies

1 cup Butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 Egg, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Red and green decorator sugars

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine butter and 3/4 cup sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg yolk and vanilla; beat until well mixed. Reduce speed to low; add flour and cinnamon. Beat just until mixture forms a dough. Pat dough into lightly greased 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan.

Beat egg white with fork in small bowl until frothy; brush over dough. Sprinkle with decorator sugars. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes or until set and lightly browned.

Immediately cut into 3x1-inch rectangles. Cool completely.

VARIATION: Cinnamon-Sugar Stix: Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon in small bowl. Prepare cookie dough as directed above except sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mixture instead of decorator sugars. Bake as directed above.

Recipe Tip
To give as a gift, place several stix in a large colorful mug and give with a package of cocoa.