Vanilla Sugar Cookies, Granola Bars And Glaze Icing For Cookies by Shireen Anwer

Ingredients for Vanilla Sugar Cookies:

• Butter 1 cup
• Sugar 1-1/2 cups
• Egg 1
• Vanilla essence 1 tsp
• Sour cream 1/2 cup
• Flour 4-3/4 cups
• Baking powder 1 tsp
• Baking soda 1/2 tsp
• Salt 1/4 tsp

Method:

1. First heat oven to 160 degree C.
2. Mix baking powder, baking soda and salt in one bowl.
   
3. Then beat sugar and butter in one bowl until the it becomes light and fluffy.
4. Now put egg, vanilla essence and sour cream and beat more.
   
5. Now add salt mixture and knead it.
6. Now cool dough for 20 to 30 minutes.
7. Now keep cookies on cookies sheet without greasing and bake for 20 minutes.
8. Cool it on wiring, garnish with your choice and serve.

Ingredients for Glaze Icing For Cookies:

• Icing sugar 450 gm
• Light corn syrup 1/4 cup
• Vanilla essence 1/4 tsp
• Almond essence  few drops
• Water 1/4 cup
• Food color  as required

Method:

1. Beat icing sugar, light corn syrup, vanilla essence,  almond essence and water in one bowl.
   
2. Now garnish cookies as you like and serve.

Ingredients for Granola Bars:

• 4 ounce butter
• 3 ounce golden syrup
• 3 ounce brown sugar
• 6 ounce thin oats
  
• 2 ounce desiccated coconut
• A pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 2-3 tbsp nuts

Method:

1. First grease 8x8 inch pan and heat oven to 180 degree C.
2. Now melt butter, golden syrup and brown sugar.
3. Then mix thin oats, desiccated coconut, salt, cinnamon, sugar and dry nuts nicely.
4. Now put in greased tin and bake for 18 to 20 minutes until golden.
5. Then cut, cool it and serving.