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    Cookie Faces


    Source of Recipe


    Crystal Nolan


    List of Ingredients


    • 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
    • 2 tsp. baking powder
    • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
    • 1 tsp. salt
    • 1 1/3 cup veg. shortening
    • 3/4 cups granulated sugar
    • 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
    • 2 large eggs
    • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
    • popsicle sticks


    Instructions


    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
    2. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
    3. In a large bowl cream the vegetable shortening and the two sugars. Beat the eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla extract.
    4. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
    5. On a floured surface, roll out the dough to a thickness of 3/8 inch. Using a cookie cutter, cut the dough into 3 or 4 inch rounds or ovals. Use the scraps to make the cookie faces.
    6. Place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheet. Insert a popsicle stick into each cookie.
    7. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until firm to the touch.
    8. Cool on wire racks.


    Final Comments


    Yeild 2 to 3 dozen
 

 

 

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