• 10/1 Cookie Day - 3

    From Dave Drum@1:229/452 to All on Thu Sep 30 09:46:08 2021
    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

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