Apple Butter Cookies

Ingredients: 3 cups flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. salt 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 cups sugar (divided) 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 cup apple butter 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon (divided)

1. Beat butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar in a mixer until fluffy. 2. Mix in eggs, vanilla, 1/2 tsp. cinnamon and apple butter until just mixed. 3. In a saparate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. 4. Gradually, add flour mixture to wet ingredients. 5. Place dough in refrigerator for a couple of hours. 6. (this will help you work with the dough later.) 7. Roll dough into 1 inch size balls.

8. In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp. cinnamon. 9. Dip dough in sugar mixture and place on a greased cookie sheet. 10. Bake at 350 degrees for 11 minutes. 11. Take out of the oven and let sit on tray for another minute or two before removing to a cooling rack. Makes 2 dozen.