| 1 | Preparation time: 15 minutes chill time: 2 hours bake time: 8-10 minutes |
| 2 | Cream butter flavor crisco, sugar, milk and vanilla in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. |
| 3 | Beat in egg. |
| 4 | Combine flour, baking powder and salt. |
| 5 | Mix into creamed mixture. |
| 6 | Cover and refrigerate several hours to overnight. |
| 7 | Heat oven to 375°F. |
| 8 | Shape dough into 1 ?inch balls. |
| 9 | Push ice cream stick into center of dough. |
| 10 | Place dough. |
| 11 | With sticks parallel, 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet. |
| 12 | Flatten to ?inch with large, smooth, greased and floured spatula. |
| 13 | Decorate as desired. |
| 14 | Press decorations into dough. |
| 15 | ( hint: cookies may also be painted. |
| 16 | Mix 1 egg yolk and ?teaspoon water. |
| 17 | Divide into 3 cups. |
| 18 | Add 2 to 3 drops different food color to each. |
| 19 | Stir. |
| 20 | Use clean water color brushes to paint cookies before baking. |
| 21 | ) |
| 22 | Bake at 375°F for 8 to 10 minutes. |
| 23 | Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. |
| 24 | Remove to cooling rack. |
| 25 | makes 1 ?to 2 dozen 3 inch cookies. |
