Kringles Cookies

3 cups all-purpose flour

½ tsp salt

1 cup Vegetable Shortening

1 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

2 hard-boiled large egg yolks, chopped

1 tsp. Vanilla extract

1 large egg white, beaten

Granulated sugar for sprinkling

1.        Combine the flour and salt.

2.       In a large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening and sugar. Beat in the egg and egg yolks. Beat in the vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Cover tightly and chill 24 hours.

3.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

4.      With dough at room temperature, pinch off pieces of dough and roll into pencil-thin ropes about 6 inches long. Form the ropes into pretzel shapes onto ungreased baking sheets, placed 1 inch apart. Brush with the beaten egg white and sprinkle with granulated sugar or colored sugar crystals or powdered sugar.

  (You can also roll cookie dough into round balls and press with fork before baking.)

5.       Bake 12 to 14 minutes, until lightly brown around edges. Allow to cool on wire rack.

Note: Cookies can also be decorated with drizzled white or dark chocolate.

Makes: 3-4 dozen cookies