Santa Claus Cookie Pops

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• sugar for garnish
• 16 wooden ice-cream sticks
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 tablespoons water
• 1/4 ounces red decorating sugar
• 1 cup shredded coconut
• 16 miniature marshmallows
• 32 raisins
• 16 red cinnamon candies

1. Beat together sugar and shortening. Beat in milk, egg and one tablespoon vanilla. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
2. Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches apart on a baking sheet. Insert a stick into the side of each dough ball, and flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar. Bake at 350u0b0 for 8 to 10 minutes, or until cookies are golden. Let cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and cool on a wire rack.
3. In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla; add water, one tablespoon at a time, until spreadable. Spread frosting on top 1/3 for a hat and on bottom 1/3 for a beard, one cookie at a time. Sprinkle red sugar for a hat and coconut on beard. Press on a marshmallow for tassel of hat, raisins for eyes, and a cinnamon candy for nose.

sugar, shortening, milk, egg, vanilla, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, wooden icecream sticks, powdered sugar, water, red decorating sugar, shredded coconut, marshmallows, raisins

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/santa-claus-cookie-pops (may not work)