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Makes about 3 Dozen Cookies 1 -1/4 cups granulated sugar 1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco all-vegetable shortening or 1 Butter Flavor Crisco stick 2 eggs 1/4 cup light corn syrup 1 tablespoon vanilla 3 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 36 flat ice cream sticks Any of the following: miniature baking chips, raisins, red hots, nonpareils, colored sugar or nuts Place sugar and shortening in large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, corn syrup and vanilla; beat until well blended and fluffy. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to shortening mixture, beating at low speed until well blended. Cover; refrigerate for several hours or until firm. Heat oven to 375ºF. Shape dough into 1-1/2-inch balls. Push ice cream stick into center of dough. Place dough 3 inches apart on un-greased baking sheet with stick parallel to baking sheet. Flatten dough to 1/2-inch thickness with bottom of greased and floured glass. Decorate as desired; press decorations gently into dough. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove cookies to rack to cool completely. |
