Hand Painted Cookies

Make Butter Cookie Dough:
2 cups flour 1/2 cup butter
1 cup Brown Sugar (The 1/2 cup butter can
be substituted for 1/4
cup butter to 1/4 cup
apple sauce.
You can also add cinnamin and/or orange rind/lemon rind for added flavor.

Once you have cut out the cookies. Make Egg Yolk Paint with 1 - 2 yolks separated. Add 1 teaspoon of water to dilute and beat egg yolks with the water to thin. Pour small amount of egg mixture into bowls and add food coloring to each bowl for disired color.

You are ready to paint cookies with the egg paint.

Bake in 375 degree oven for 10 minutes or so. Keep and eye on them though, Brown sugar burns easily.