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Holiday Chocolate Cookies
Holiday Chocolate Cookies 1/2 cup of butter or margarine 3/4 cup of sugar 1 Egg 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda 1/4 teaspoon of salt DECORATORS FROSTING 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar 2 tablespoons of shortening 2 tablespoons of milk 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract Red food color
| Instructions: Heat oven to 325ºF. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Stir together, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. On lightly floured surface, roll small portion of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. (Refrigerate dough if too soft to roll.) Cut with 2-1/2-inch cookie cutter; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until only slight indentation remains when touched lightly. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Prepare DECORATORS FROSTING. Frost cookies; decorate as desired. About 3 dozen cookies. DECORATORS FROSTING: In small mixer bowl, combine all ingredients except red food color; beat until smooth and of spreading consistency. Tint with food color, blending well. Serving Size: 36 Hersheys is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens. Meal-Master format by Karen Mintzias File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/hershey3.zip |
