Cranberry Christmas Buttons

Description
These cookies are very festive and have a great holiday flavor. Purchase cranberries the day after Thanksgiving when they go on sale, and these cookies will be an inexpensive holiday favorite.

Dough

 * ⅔ cup margarine
 * 2½ cups flour
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 1 egg
 * 1 tbsp milk
 * 1 tsp baking powder
 * 1 tsp vanilla

Topping

 * 1 cup cranberries
 * ¼ cup orange marmalade
 * 1 tbsp honey

Glaze

 * 1 cup powdered sugar
 * ¼ tsp vanilla
 * 1 tbsp milk

Dough

 * 1) In mixing bowl combine ingredients.
 * 2) Stir until batter is smooth.
 * 3) Chill for 3 hours.

Topping

 * 1) In saucepan, boil cranberries, marmalade, and honey.
 * 2) Once cranberries pop, continue to let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes.
 * 3) Set aside.

Glaze

 * 1) Combine powdered sugar, vanilla and milk in mixing bowl.
 * 2) Set aside at room temperature.

Preparation

 * 1) Remove dough from refrigerator.
 * 2) Divide the dough into thirds and roll out each third on lightly floured surface.
 * 3) Taking a small round cookie cutter (approx. 1½ in. wide) cut out dough.
 * 4) Place on cookie sheet.
 * 5) Top each button with 1 tsp. cranberry filling
 * 6) Cook in 350°F oven for 10 minutes, or until done.
 * 7) Set cookies aside to cool.
 * 8) Drizzle with powdered sugar glaze.