CINNAMON COOKIES

24-30 small cookies

Ingredients:

Cookie Dough:

1 cup (2 sticks softened butter)

½ cup powdered sugar

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla

¾ teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups flour

Cookie coating:

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon cinnamon

Procedure:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and sugar until smooth. Mix in the vanilla.

3. In a small bowl mix together flour, salt and cinnamon.

4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, and stir until firm dough is formed.

5. Shape small pieces of dough into 1 inch balls.

6. Mix sugar and cinnamon for cookie coating in a small bowl.

7. Roll each ball in the coating.

8. Place cookie dough on the prepared pans and bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes.

9. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

10. Make the papillote by folding the parchment paper in half, and cutting out the shape of half a heart. Unfold the paper and brush the face-up surface of the heart with olive oil or butter.

11. On one half of the greased heart, place cooked noodles, tomato sauce (if using), vegetables, herbs, salt and pepper and grated cheese (if using). If you are not using tomato sauce, top filling with a small amount of olive oil or butter.

12. Sprinkle filling with 1-2 tablespoons of water.

13. Fold other half of the heart over the filling to have edges meet.

14. Make continuous folds around the edge of the heart, so that the package is completely sealed.

15. Place papillote on a baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 7-10 minutes.

16. Remove from oven and place papillote on a serving dish to serve. Cut an X in the paper or foil to open. Be careful as contents will be steaming.