| 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
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 un-greased 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. 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 |
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