Riley's Thumbprint Cookies

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

Recipe

• 1 cream together softened butter and sugar. add in dry ingredients. shape into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. press dent into each cookie with thumb. bake at 375 degrees for 7 minutes. fill center with icing made from powdered sugar and milk. use food coloring in icing as desired. do not substitute margarine for butter, the texture will not be the same.