Susan and michael's paint brush cookies

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Shortening (part butter)
Sugar
Eggs
Vanilla
Gold Medal flour
Baking powder
Salt
Water

Directions

Mix well with spoon in a large bowl, ¾ cup shortening, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2½ cups Gold Medal flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. Cover dough and chill for 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix with fork in small bowl, 1 egg yolk and ¼ teaspoon water. Divide mixture among custard cups. Add a few drops of food coloring to each cup to make red, green, blue, yellow and orange paint. Roll chilled dough ⅛ inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board. Cut with cookie cutters or make your own shapes. Place on ungreased baking sheet.

Paint the cookies. Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown on edges.

Cool. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #301 Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 08:52:22 -0800 From: Gerald Edgerton <jerrye@...>

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