Susan and Michael's Paint Brush Cookies

Ingredients

 * Shortening (part butter)
 * Sugar
 * Eggs
 * Vanilla
 * Gold medal flour
 * Baking powder
 * Salt
 * Water

Directions
1 Mix well with spoon in a large bowl, ¾ cup shortening, 1 cup sugar, 2 eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 ½ cups gold medal flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt. 2 Cover dough and chill for 1 hour. 3 Heat oven to 400 degrees. 4 Mix with fork in small bowl, 1 egg yolk and ¼ teaspoon water. 5 Divide mixture among custard cups. 6 Add a few drops of food coloring to each cup to make red, green, blue, yellow and orange paint. 7 Roll chilled dough 1/8 inch thick on lightly floured cloth-covered board. 8 Cut with cookie cutters or make your own shapes. 9 Place on ungreased baking sheet. 10 Paint the cookies. 11 Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until light brown on edges. 12 Cool. 13 Makes 4 dozen cookies.