cocoa cookie hearts

How To Make cocoa cookie hearts

• Step 1
  In large bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• Step 2
  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.
• Step 3
  Heat oven to 350 F. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to ⅛-inch thickness; cut with heart shaped cookie cutter.
• Step 4
  Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no imprint remains when touched lightly in center.
• Step 5
  Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Frost with VALENTINE FROSTING; decorate as desired. About 4 dozen cookies.
• Step 6
  VALENTINE FROSTING: In bowl, beat powdered sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla and food color, if desired, until smooth and of spreading consistency. About ¾ cup frosting.
• Step 7
  VARIATION: CHOCOLATE VALENTINE FROSTING: Stir 3 tablespoons Cocoa into powdered sugar.
• Step 8
  Omit food color. Proceed as directed above, increasing milk to 3 table spoons.
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