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SURPRISE COOKIES




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 1/2 cup soft shortening
  
• 1/2 cup sugar
  
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
  
• 1 egg
  
• 1 Tbsp. water
  
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla
  
• 1-2/3 cups flour
  
• 1/2 tsp. soda
  
• 1/4 tsp. salt
  
• plain chocolate or chocolate mint wafers
  






Instructions



1. Beat shortening, sugar, brown sugar, and egg together until light; stir in vanillla and water. Sift flour, soda and salt together and add to first mixture, blending well. Chill for a few minutes until firm enough to handle easily. Heat oven to 450 and grease cookie sheets. Use 1 level Tbsp. dough and wrap around wafer to cover completely. Put on prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart and bake about 10 minutes. Yield: about 2 1/2 dozen.
   






Final Comments


Beat shortening, sugar, brown sugar, and egg together until light; stir in vanillla and water. Sift flour, soda and salt together and add to first mixture, blending well. Chill for a few minutes until firm enough to handle easily. Heat oven to 450 and grease cookie sheets. Use 1 level Tbsp. dough and wrap around wafer to cover completely. Put on prepared cookie sheets about 2 inches apart and bake about 10 minutes. Yield: about 2 1/2 dozen.