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Show Delectable Home Made Cookies make original tree trimmings as well as happy holiday eating. Little folks bake cookies for fun and happy hours Youngsters can spend many creative hours in the kitchen, kitch-en, baking and putting together their very own cookies and Christmas treats. The recipes below are easy for little folk and will provide pro-vide some toothsome goodies to add excitement to your table, hang on your tree or wrap as gifts. Basic Cookies (from a mix). Decide which cookie to make and make up basic dough from package directions. Use ginger-cookie mix if preferred. Roll dough out about Va" thick. Cut in desired shapes. Bake as package directs, then decorate with prepared frosting. Santa Cookie: From cookie dough mix, cut out tear drop shape about 3" tall. Sprinkle with red sugar. Bake, cool, then decorate. Pointed top of tear drop is Santa's peaked hat. The wide bottom, his body. Gumdrop Christmas Tree: Cut out triangle for tree, and small rectangle for tree base, from basic cookie dough. Press parts into place on cookie sheet and bake. When cool, add gum drops for ornaments. Singing Angel: From cookie dough mix, cut out circle for head and larger triangle for body. From contrasting dough cut wings in tear-drop shape. On cookie sheet, press all parts into place and bake. Cool and decorate with frosting or egg paint (recipe below). Egg Paint: It is easier for young people to decorate baked cookies, but egg paint can be applied before baking too. To make this medium, mix an egg yoke with a few drops of water. Put small amounts in tiny dishes and add vegetable vege-table coloring as desired. Use a soft brush for each color, and let your imagination go! If you are using the cookies for Christmas tree trimming, remember to leave a small hole about 'A inch from top of the cookie, for a bit of colored yarn or ribbon as the hanger. |