Chocolate Crossword Cookies

Ingredients

5/8 c golden crisco shortening
1 1/2 c firmly packed brown sugar
4 tb water
1 ts vanilla
2 eggs
1 1/2 c all purpose flour
3/8 c cocoa
1/4 ts baking soda
1/2 ts salt
2 c miniature semi-sweet
2 c icing sugar
41 cm

Instructions

water. Mix to blend well. Add additional water, a little at a time, if icing is too stiff. Add additional icing sugar if icing is too thin. 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 bag. Pipe a letter onto each cookie. Makes: About 60 cookies ----