Homemade Lollipop Cookies Recipe

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This is my grandson's favorite cookie recipe. One year he asked me to make them for his kindergarten class. I did, and drove 50 miles to deliver them to his school! The cookies are delicious even if you don't make them into "lollipops." —Flo Burtnett, Gage, Oklahoma

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Homemade Lollipop Cookies Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 24 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Popsicle sticks or wooden skewers
Frosting
Assorted decorating gels
Miniature semisweet chocolate chips
Assorted candies: gum drops, sour spaghetti candy and peanut M&Ms

Directions

In a large bowl, cream sugars and shortening until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, water and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Lightly flour hands and shape dough into 24 balls. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour. Insert a Popsicle stick or skewer into each.
Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Create faces as desired with frosting, decorating gels, mini chips and candies. Yield: 2 dozen.

Originally published as Lollipop Cookies in Country April/May 1991, p49