Holiday Chocolate Cookies

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Title: Holiday Chocolate Cookies
Categories: Cookies, Chocolate
Yield: 1 servings

1/2 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
3/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1/3 c Hershey's cocoa
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
Decorator's frosting:
1 1/2 c Powdered sugar
2 tb Shortening
2 tb Milk
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
Red food color

Recipe by: www.hersheys.com
Heat oven to 325 F. 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 DECORATOR'S FROSTING. Frost cookies;
decorate as desired. About 3 dozen cookies.JMDECORATOR'S
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.

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Corporation. Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the
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