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St. Patrick's Day Cookies
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| Servings: Makes about 3 dozen |
| Comments: Here's a delicious recipe for chocolate cookies for celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The kids will love them and the grown-ups will want a few for themselves too. |
Ingredients:  1 cup (2 sticks/8 oz./226g) butter or margarine, softened 1 cup granulated sugar 1 egg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt Quick Cookie Glaze (see recipe below) 36 Chocolate Kisses |
| Instructions: 1. Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until well blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Divide dough in half; place each half on separate sheet of wax paper. 2. Shape each half into log with squared sides, about 7 inches long and 2-1/4 inches wide. Wrap each log in wax paper or plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 8 hours. 3. Preheat oven to 325°F/160°C. Cut logs into 3/8-inch thick slices. Place onto ungreased cookie sheet. 4. Bake 15 minutes or until set. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Remove wrappers from Chocolate Kisses. 5. Prepare Quick Cookie Glaze; drizzle cookies. Immediately place a chocolate piece on each cookie. Makes 3 dozen cookies. Quick Cookie Glaze: Stir together 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, 3 to 4 teaspoons milk, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 or 4 drops green food color in small bowl until of drizzling consistency. |
| Source: Recipe adapted from Hershey's |
| Date: March 10, 2007 |