Frosting

• 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 drops orange food coloring
• 2 drops green food coloring

Directions:

In large bowl, cream together butter and confectioners' sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla extract. Mix well.

In a medium-sized bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda and cream of tartar. Blend into the butter mixture. Divide dough into thirds and shape into balls.

Working with 1 3 of the dough at a time, roll out dough to 1 4 inch thick on a floured surface. With a knife, cut dough into rectangles about two inches high by three inches long (6 by 8 cm).

Place rectangles on an ungreased cookie sheet, two inches apart. Bake in a preheated 350 F (175 C) oven until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Frost cookies with Irish Flag frosting. Make a 1-inch green stripe on the left side of the rectangles and a 1-inch orange stripe on the right side, leaving the middle unfrosted.

Frosting

Blend confectioners' sugar, salt and vanilla. Add just enough water to make frosting easy to spread.

Divide frosting into two small bowls. Add two drops of orange food coloring to one bowl and two drops of green food coloring to the other bowl. Mix each until the colors are even.