CHOCLATE STAR COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat overn to 375°.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together Crisco, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, water and vanilla until well mixed.
• Add the flour, baking soda & salt to the mixing bowl and mix well.
• Cover and refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Place in preheated oven and bake for 9-11 minutes or until light brown.
• As soon as you remove the cookies from the oven, place a chocolate star on the top of each cookie.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream together butter, both sugars and vanilla. (When you add vanilla to any recipe, add it to the fat, this being the butter/oil, and the flavor will be more noticeable.).
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Dissovle baking soda in hot water. Add to batter.
• Add salt.
• Slowly add flour.
• Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Drop onto ungreased cookie sheet, about 1 inch apart.
• Bake for about 10 minutes or until edges are just brown.
• Take out of oven and leave them sit on the pan for about 2 minutes as they will continue to bake a bit outside of the oven.