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Title: Christmas Stockings
Categories: Cookie Holiday
Yield: 36 Cookies
| BETTY CROCKER'S COOKY BOOK | ||
| 1 | c | Shortening; part butter |
| 1/2 | c | Sugar, powdered |
| 1 | ts | Extract, vanilla |
| 1/2 | ts | Extract, almond |
| 1/4 | ts | Food coloring, red; or green |
| 2 1/4 | c | Flour |
| 1/2 | ts | Salt |
| SURPRISES | ||
| 9 | ts | Candied cherries; quartered |
| 1/4 | c | Nuts; broken |
| 1/4 | c | Chocolate chips |
| EASY CREAMY ICING | ||
| 1 | c | Sugar, powdered |
| 1/4 | ts | Salt |
| 1/2 | ts | Extract, vanilla |
| 1 1/2 | tb | Cream; or water |
Mix shortening, sugar, extracts, and food coloring well. Blend flour and salt; stir into shortening mixture. Chill 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 F (moderately hot). In palm of hand, pat 1 level tbsp dough into oblong about 3" x 1-1/2". If dough seems to be too dry, carefully add a few drops of cream. Lengthwise down center, place "surprises" -- 2 chocolate chips, 1 cherry quarter, 2 nuts. Mold dough around "surprises" and shape into roll 3" long. Place on ungreased baking sheet, turning end of roll to form foot of stocking. Bake 10-12 minutes. Cool.
Do not use self-rising flour in this recipe.
Easy Creamy Icing: Blend sugar, salt, and flavoring (try lemon, almond, or peppermint flavoring for variety). Add just enough cream to make it easy to spread. If desired, tint with a few drops of food coloring. Spread on cookies with spatula or pastry brush. Ice tops and toes of stockings.
Nutritional information per serving: xx calories, xx gm protein, xx mg cholesterol, xx gm carbohydrate, xx mg sodium, x.x gm fiber, xx gm fat ( x gm sat, x gm mono, x gm poly), x.x mg iron, xx mg calcium, x% of calories from fat.
Tyops by Sylvia Steiger, SylviaRN (at) CompuServe (dot) com
From: Sylvia Steiger Date: 11-29-97 (09:40) The Pine Tree Bbs (222) Cooking(F)
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