Chocolate Heart Cookies

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Title: Chocolate Heart Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

Cookies:
1 c Sugar
1 c Butter; softened
1/4 c Milk
1 ts Almond extract
1 Egg
2 3/4 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Unsweetened cocoa
3/4 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Baking soda
Frosting:
2 c Powdered sugar
1/2 c Butter; softened
Red food coloring
2 tb Milk; (2 to 3)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. For cookies: Beat together sugar and butter
until light and fluffy. Add milk, almond extract and egg. Blend well. Stir
in flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda and mix well. Cover with
plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.
On floured surface, roll out 1/3 of dough at a time to 1/8 inch
thickness. Keep remaining dough chilled until ready to use. Cut dough with
heart-shaped cutter and place on ungreased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart.
Cut a smaller, 1 inch heart from center of half the hearts. Repeat until
all dough is used. Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from
cookie sheets and cool completely.
For frosting: Mix together powdered sugar, butter and a few drops food
coloring and blend well. Add just enough milk to make spreading
consistency. Spread frosting on whole heart cookies and top with cut-out
hearts. THE DESSERT SHOW SHOW #DS3050

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