Cardamom Cookies

This is the recipe for the little groundhog cookies that were served at Groundhog Day '08 & '10

1 C butter, softened
2 eggs
1 C sugar
3 1/2 C flour
2 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 t cardamom
1 t cinnamon
1/4 C milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream together eggs, sugar and butter in mixing bowl.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cardamom.
Slowly add egg/butter mixture and mix well.
Add milk to form dough.

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface. Dough should be about 1/8 in thick. Use a cookie cutter to cut out cookies.

Place on greased cookie sheet or parchment paper and back 10-12 minutes, until light brown.

Cool cookies immediately on wire racks.

Once cooled, frost cookies with icing (recipe below). Makes about 80 2in cookies.

Icing
2 C Powdered sugar
1 t vanilla extract
1 t cinnamon
1-3 T water