Drop Cookies

Makes 4 dozens
Charlotte
Drop cookies with green food colouring and sprinkles
Drop cookies with food colouring and sprinkles 

Ingredients

1 cup shortening, margarine or butter
2 cups brown sugar
4 eggs
4 tbsp. milk
4 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. soda
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups chocolate chips, optional

Instructions
Cream shortening and brown sugar. Add eggs and milk, stir.  In small bowl, stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Stir dry ingredients and vanilla in sugar mixture. Add chocolate chips, stir.
Drop by spoonfuls on a cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for 8 to 10 minutes.


Let them have ½ cup tea mixed with ½ cup of milk to dunk their cookies.

Tip: Great recipe for children. Split dough and let each child add and stir food colouring, flavoring and/or chocolate chips. Decorate the cookies with sprinkles before baking.
Substitute vanilla for peppermint flavoring.

Unbaked green coloured cookies on cookie tray
Green drop cookies
Add a few drops of green food coloring at a time to dough and stir. Add more drops as required until you like the colour. Add sprinkles on top before baking.
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate chips drop cookies
Substituted vanilla for peppermint flavoring.

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