Chocolate Spiderweb Snaps

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Title: Chocolate Spiderweb Snaps
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 1 servings

1 1/4 c Shortening
2 c Sugar
4 oz Unsweetened chocolate
-squares
Melted
2 Eggs
1/3 c Light corn syrup
2 1/2 tb Water
1 ts Vanilla extract
4 c All-purpose flour
2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
Frosting
1/2 c Semisweet chocolate morsels
Frosting:
6 c Powdered sugar; sifted
6 tb Warm water; about
Paste food coloring

Recipe by: Southern Living
Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating at
medium speed of an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
Add melted chocolate, eggs, corn syrup, water, and vanilla;
mix well. Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to creamed
mixture, beating just until blended. Shape dough into two
12-inch rolls; wrap in wax paper. Chill several hours.
Unwrap rolls, and cut into 1/4-inch slices; place on
ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12
minutes. Cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes. Remove to wire
racks to cool completely. Spread frosting over cookies to
within 1/8 inch of edge; let stand until frosting sets.

Place chocolate morsels in top of a double boiler;
bring water to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cook until
chocolate melts. Let stand until almost cool but not set.
Spoon melted chocolate into decorating bag fitted with
metal tip No. 2. For round pattern, pipe chocolate in 5
or 6 circles around top of cookie. Pull the point of a
wooden pick across chocolate circles from the center to the
outer edge. Repeat 8 or 10 times, spacing evenly across
top of cookie.
For linear pattern, pipe chocolate in parallel lines,
about 1/4-inch apart, across top of cookie. Pull the point
of a wooden pick diagonally across lines. Let stand at room
temperature until chocolate is firm. Yield: 6
dozenFROSTING: Combine sugar and enough water to make
frosting a spreading consistency, stirring well. Color as
desired with a very small amount of paste food coloring.
Yield 1 3/4 cups.
NOTE: Dough may be frozen up to 3 months. Slice dough
while frozen, and bake as directed.

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