Father Time Cookies

Ingredients

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
2 c icing sugar
3 tb water
7 cm

Instructions

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 ----