Cocoa Cookie Hearts

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Title: Cocoa Cookie Hearts
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 48 servings

1/2 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1 c Sugar
2 Eggs
2 c All-purpose flour
1/2 c Hershey's cocoa
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
Valentine frosting:
1 1/2 c Powdered sugar
2 tb Butter or margarine
Or shortening
2 tb Milk
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
2 dr Red food color; (2 to 3)

Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
1. In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs on medium
speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir
together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and
salt; add to butter mixture beating until well blended.
Cover; refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough
to handle.
2. Heat oven to 350 F. On lightly floured surface, roll
dough to 1/8-inch thickness; cut with heart-shaped cookie
cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no imprint remains when
touched lightly in center. Cool 1 minute; remove from
cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost with
VALENTINE FROSTING; decorate as desired. About 4 dozen
cookies.
VALENTINE FROSTING:
In bowl, beat powdered sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and
food color, if desired, until smooth and of spreading
consistency. About 3/4 cup frosting.
VARIATION:
CHOCOLATE VALENTINE FROSTING: Stir 3 tablespoons HERSHEY'S
Cocoa into powdered sugar. Omit food color. Proceed as
directed above, increasing milk to 3
tablespoons.JMHershey's is a registered trademark of
Hershey Foods Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy
of the Hershey Kitchens.

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