1 pk DUNCAN HINES Golden Sugar                -crystals, cinnamon gems,
          -Cookie Mix                              -nonpareils or decors
     1    Egg                                      DUNCAN HINES Vanilla Layer
     1 ts Milk                                     -Cake Frosting (opt)
          Assorted colored sugar         
1. Preheat oven to 375’F.
 2. Combine cookie mix, contents of buttery flavor packet from Mix,
 egg and milk in large bowl. Stir until thoroughly blended. Form dough
 into 1″ balls. Place 3″ apart on ungreased baking sheets. Grease and
 flour bottom of drinking glass. Press gently to flatten cookies to
 form 2″ circles.
 3. Press end of drinking straw into top of each cookie to make hole.
 Decorate cookies as desired or leave plain to frost.
 4. Bake at 375’F. for 5-7 minutes or until set but not browned. Press
 straw through holes in top of cookies again. Cool 1 minute on baking
 sheets. Remove to cooling racks. Cool completely. Frost plain
 cookies, if desired.
5. String ribbon through holes in cookies. Tie at top.
Makes 3 1/2 to 4 dozen cookies.
 TIP: Frosting can be divided and tinted with a few drops of red and
 green food coloring. Stir until well blended. Frost patterns on
 ornaments or frost and sprinkle with decors.
 PAINTED ORNAMENTS: Combine 1 egg yolk and 1 teaspoon water. Stir well.
 Divide into 3 custard cups. Tint each with 1 drop different food
 coloring. Sketch design on unbaked cookie with top of knife. Use
 clean watercolor paint brushes to paint designs on cookies before
 baking. Bake and cool as directed.
                
                 Yields       
                48 servings