1 1/4 c Firmly-packed brown sugar

3/4 c Golden crisco shortening

2 tb Milk

1 tb Vanilla

1 Egg

1 3/4 c All-purpose flour

1 ts Salt

3/4 ts Baking soda

1 1/2 c Semi-sweet chocolate chips

Icing: 2 c Icing sugar

3 tb Water; (3 to 5)

Food colouring 1. Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Place sheets of foil on

countertop for cooling cookies. 2. Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in

large bowl. Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat egg into creamed mixture. 3. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Mix into creamed

mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips. 4. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of

dough 3 inches (7 cm) apart onto ungreased baking sheet. 5. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375F (190C) for 8

to 10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. DO NOT OVERBAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove cookies to foil to cool completely. 6. For icing, combine icing sugar and 3 tablespoons (45 mL)

water. Mix to blend well. Add additional water, a little at a time, if icing is too stiff. Add additional confectioners sugar if icing is too thin. Add food colour, a few drops at a time, to achieve desired colour. Place icing in pastry bag fitted with small round writing tip. Alternately, place in small resealable plastic bag. Snip very small hole off one corner of each bag. Pipe icing in clock face design onto cookies. Makes: About 3 dozen cookies -----