Easter Cookies

By jgroeneveld

A "fat pretzel/poop" shaped cookie that is on the dry side, but when iced over turns into a unique cookie.

Ingredients

• Cookie
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 5 tsp. baking powder
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• Icing
• 3 cups confectioner's sugar
• drop of vanilla extract
• some milk
• non pareil sprinkles

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cookie- combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl. Make sure dough has thoroughly blended and is smooth and consistent.

Take heaping tablespoon of dough and roll into a long string about 1/2 inch thick, and about 8 inches in length. Roll into shape of a fat pretzel, or pile of poop, and place on un-greased cookie sheet. Bake for 15 minutes or until bottom of cookie has become light brown. Place on racks to cool completely.

Icing- In bowl mix all ingredients. Add milk as a needed- the icing has to become a somewhat thick consistency that when cookie is dipped into it- the icing will stick to the cookie.

Take cooled cookies upside down in your hand, and dunk into icing- try to cover as much of top as possible with icing, place on cookies sheet with sides on it. After about 1 minute, and icing has slightly set, put non pareil sprinkles on top of cookie. It is important to make sure the icing hasn't "hardened" before putting sprinkles on as the sprinkles will just roll off cookie.