Father time cookies

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       Title: Father Time Cookies
  Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
       Yield: 1 servings
  
   1 1/4 c  Firmly-packed brown sugar
     3/4 c  Golden crisco shortening
       2 tb Milk
       1 tb Vanilla
       1    Egg
   1 3/4 c  All-purpose flour
       1 ts Salt
     3/4 ts Baking soda
   1 1/2 c  Semi-sweet chocolate chips
            Icing:
       2 c  Icing sugar
       3 tb Water; (3 to 5)
            Food colouring
  
   1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Place sheets of foil on
   countertop for cooling cookies.
   2. Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in
   large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until
   well blended. Beat egg into creamed mixture.
   3. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Mix into creamed
   mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
   4. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of
   dough 3 inches (7 cm) apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
   5. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375F (190C) for 8
   to 10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 11 to 13 minutes for
   crisp cookies. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking
   sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
   6. 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 confectioners
   sugar if icing is too thin. Add food colour, a few drops at
   a time, to achieve desired colour. 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 each bag. Pipe icing in clock face design
   onto cookies. Makes: About 3 dozen cookies
  
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