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Root Beer Cookies

Name: Root Beer Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 2 cups packed brown sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 cup buttermilk; 3/4 teaspoon root beer concentrate or extract; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1-1/2 cups chopped pecans; FROSTING:; 3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 3/4 cup butter, softened; 3 tablespoons water; 1-1/4 teaspoons root beer concentrate or extract

7 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Makes

6 dozen

Updated: Aug. 16, 2022

When it's too difficult to take along root beer floats on a picnic, take these cookies instead! I've found the flavor is even better the next day. The hard part is convincing my family to wait that long before sampling them.—Violette Bawden, West Valley City, Utah

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups packed brown sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 teaspoon root beer concentrate or extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
FROSTING:
3-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
3/4 cup butter, softened
3 tablespoons water
1-1/4 teaspoons root beer concentrate or extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in buttermilk and root beer concentrate. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until lightly browned, 10-12 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a small bowl, combine frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cooled cookies.

buttermilk

To substitute for each cup of buttermilk, use 1 Tbsp. white vinegar or lemon juice plus enough milk to measure 1 cup. Stir, then let stand 5 min. Or, use 1 cup plain yogurt or 1-3/4 teaspoon cream of tartar plus 1 cup milk.

Root Beer Concentrate

This recipe was tested with McCormick root beer concentrate.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 130 calories, 6g fat (3g saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 96mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (12g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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