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      Title: Chocolate Shots (1996 1st Place Winner)
 Categories: Cookies, Holiday
      Yield: 3 Cookies
 
      1 c  Unsalted butter; softened
      1 c  Confectioners' sugar
      2 tb Vanilla extract
  1 1/2 c  All-purpose flour
    1/2 ts Baking soda
      1 c  Rolled oats; not instant
      3    Bottles chocolate sprinkles
           - (1-3/4 oz ea)
  
  Beat butter in large bowl of electric mixer at high speed until
  creamy, about 1 minute. Add sugar and vanilla; beat until light and
  fluffy, about 2 minutes. Grandually beat in flour and baking soda
  until smooth. Stir in oats. Refrigerate dough in mixer bowl
  10 minutes for easier handling.
  
  Remove dough from refrigerator. Divide dough into 2 to 3 equal
  pieces. Roll each piece into a log about 1-1/2" in diameter. Pour
  sprinkles into pie plate; roll logs in sprinkles to coat evenly.
  Wrap logs in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
  
  Heat oven to 325 F. Cut dough into 1/4" slices. Bake on greased
  baking sheet until lightly browned and slightly firm to the touch,
  about 20 minutes. Remove to cooling rack.
 
  Recipe by Kimberly H. McGuire of Oak Park, IL
  
  Recipe FROM: Chicago Tribune Annual Holiday Cookie Contest,
  Dec 4, 1996
 
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