It truly surprised me the amount of restraint I didn’t use when preparing these cookies for the oven. There’s nothing like the aroma of cinnamon baking in the oven but I must admit I was in no hurry to put them there. Fun fact: it was this recipe that inspired me to think back to all my favourite cookie batters (also, it’s important to note that trying to think of a #5 was very difficult - so it’s not so much a “Top 5″ list but merely a “My 5″ list.)

Ingredients:

• 1 cup sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 ½ cup flour
• 1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt
• Cinnamon sugar (½ cup sugar, 1 tsp. cinnamon)
• Butter glaze (1 cup icing sugar, 2 tbsp. melted butter, 2 tbsp. hot water)

1. In mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla.
2. Combine flour, cinnamon. baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and blend well.
3. Cover and refrigerate until firm (about 2 hours).
4. Shape into 3/4-inch balls and roll in Cinnamon Sugar.
5. Bake at 350ºF for 10 minutes on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Cool for 1 minute on cookie sheet then transfer to wire rack to cool completely. Drizzle with Butter Glaze.