Categories: Christmas, Cookies
Ingredients
- * 2/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
- * 1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
- * 1 tablespoon water
- * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- * 1 egg
- * 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- * 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Cocoa or HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- * 1/2 teaspoon salt
- * 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- * 12 wooden popsicle sticks
- * White frosting
- * Decorator's sugar(optional)
Directions
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- Heat oven to 350°F. Beat butter, granulated sugar, water and vanilla in large bowl on medium speed of mixer until well blended. Add egg; beat well.
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2. Stir together flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Gradually add to sugar mixture, beating on low speed just until blended. (If necessary, refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle.)
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3. Roll 1/4 cup dough into ball; place on ungreased cookie sheet, 3 cookies per sheet. (Cookies spread while baking.) Insert wooden popsicle stick about three quarters of the way into side of each ball. Flatten slightly.
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4. Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until outside edges are firm and center is set. Cool several minutes on cookie sheet; remove to wire rack. Cool completely.
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5. Decorate top of cookie with white frosting in snowflake pattern; sprinkle with decorator’s sugar, if desired. About 12 cookies.