Holiday Cookie Packages

Ingredients:

1. 1         cup butter, softened
2. 1/2      cup packed brown sugar
3. 1/4      teaspoon ground cinnamon
4. 1         teaspoon vanilla
5. 2 1/4   cups all-purpose flour
6. Frosting
7. 2         cups powdered sugar
8. 1/3      cup butter, softened
9. 1/2      teaspoon vanilla
10. 1 to 2  tablespoons half-and-half or milk
11. Food color

Directions:

1. 1 Line 8-inch square pan with plastic wrap. In large bowl with electric mixer, beat all cookie ingredients except flour at medium speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until creamy. Reduce speed to low; beat in flour, scraping bowl occasionally, until mixture forms a dough. Press dough firmly and evenly in pan. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
2. 2 Heat oven to 350°F. Using edges of plastic wrap, lift dough from pan. With sharp knife, cut into 8 rows in each direction to make 64 squares; carefully place squares 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3. 3 Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes; remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
4. 4 In medium bowl, mix all frosting ingredients except food color until smooth, adding enough half-and-half for desired spreading consistency. In small bowl, mix 1/3 cup of the frosting and enough food color until desired color and well blended; place in small resealable food storage plastic bag and partially seal.
5. 5 Spread uncolored frosting over cooled cookies. Cut small hole in bottom corner of bag of colored frosting. Squeeze bag to pipe frosting onto each cookie to resemble bows.

Notes:

1. Bring these buttery, delicious cookies to a cookie exchange or give as a gift.

Source: Pillsbury.com