Shaped 
Christmas Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Vegetable oil

Cream butter in a medium mixing bowl; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat well. Add flour alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour. Mix well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.

Brush pizelle or waffle iron with oil; preheat iron 2 minutes. Place 1 heaping teaspoon batter in center of iron; close iron, and bake 1 minute or until lightly browned. Remove wafer, and quickly roll up; cool on a wire rack. Repeat baking procedure with remaining batter. Store wafers in an airtight container.

Yield: about 2 1/2 dozen.

Shaped: These wafers are delicious served with ice cream.

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