Sugar cookie using basic mix

24 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups Basic cookie mix
1 Egg -- lightly beaten
1 Egg yolk -- lightly beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 Egg white -- lightly beaten

Directions

Combine cookie mix, one egg and one egg yolk and vanilla in a small bowl. Cover; chill until firm, about 3 hours. Divide dough in half; roll each half to desired thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut into desired shapes; brush with egg white. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

(Cookies spread considerably during baking.) Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: Approximately 2 dozen SURPRISE COOKIES: Makes approximately 1-½ dozen cookies. Roll dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thick. Cut into 2-½ inch circles. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Break a ½ pound Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar into squares. Place a square in the center of each circle; place another circle on top. Seal edges with the tines of a fork. (Reserve remaining chocolate squares for the Pinwheel Cookies, below.) Bake at 375 F. for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on a wire rack. PINWHEELS: Makes approximately 3 dozen.

Melt 4 ounces of a Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bar or remaining squares from the Surprise Cookies above; cool. Divide dough in half; roll out each half into a rectangle on a lightly floured surface to ¼ inch thickness. Spread with melted chocolate; roll up dough from the long side. Wrap dough in plastic; refrigerate until well chilled. Cut into ¼ inch slices. Place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 F.

for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheet. Cool on a wire rack.

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