Subj : 10/1 Cookie Day - 3
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Thu Sep 30 2021 09:46:08

October 1: Homemade Cookies Day

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      Title: Chocolate Crossword Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Chocolate, Snacks
      Yield: 5 Dozen
 
    2/3 c  Golden crisco shortening
  1 1/2 c  Firm packed brown sugar
      1 tb Water
      1 ts Vanilla
      2    Eggs
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
    1/3 c  Cocoa
    1/4 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
      2 c  Miniature semi-sweet
           - chocolate chips

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      2 c  Icing sugar
      3 tb Water; (to 5 tb)
 
  Set oven @ 350ºF/180ºC.
  
  Grease 10" x 15" (25 x 37 cm) jelly roll pan w/shortening.
  Place cooling rack on countertop for cooling cookies.
  
  Combine shortening, brown sugar, water and vanilla in a
  large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until
  well blended. Beat eggs into creamed mixture.
  
  Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Mix into
  creamed mixture at low speed just until blended. Stir in
  chocolate chips. Spread evenly into prepared pan with a
  metal spatula.
  
  Bake at 350ºF/180ºC for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cookie
  is set. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Place pan on cooling rack. Cool
  10 minutes in pan. Trim edges of cookie.
  
  Cut into 1 1/2" (4 cm) squares.
  
  For icing, combine icing sugar and 3 tablespoons (45 mL)
  water. Mix to blend well. Add additional water, a little
  at a time, if icing is too stiff. Add additional icing
  sugar if icing is too thin. Place icing in pastry bag
  fitted with small round writing tip. Alternately place
  in small resealable plastic bag. Snip very small hole off
  one corner of bag. Pipe a letter onto each cookie.
  
  Makes: About 60 cookies
  
  From: http://www.recipesource.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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