Shamrock chocolate cookies
36 Cookies
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 1½ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ⅓ | cup | Hershey's Cocoa |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| 2 | cups | Powdered sugar |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
| 3 | tablespoons | Milk |
| Green food color | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Butter or margarine |
| 3 | tablespoons | Hershey's Cocoa |
| 2 | tablespoons | Water |
| 1 | cup | Powdered sugar |
| ½ | teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
Directions
SHAMROCK GLAZE
SATINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE
In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well. Refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll. Heat oven to 325øF. Roll dough, a small portion at a time, on lightly floured surface or between 2 pieces of wax paper to ¼ inch thickness. With cookie cutter, cut into shamrock shapes; place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when lightly touched. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack. Frost with SHAMROCK GLAZE or SATINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE. About 36 (2-½ inch) cookies.
SHAMROCK GLAZE:
In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Remove from heat; blend in powdered sugar and vanilla. Gradually add milk, beating to desired consistency. Blend in 2 or 3 drops green food color. About 1 cup glaze.
SATINY CHOCOLATE GLAZE:
In small saucepan over low heat, melt butter; add cocoa and water, stirring constantly until mixture thickens. Do not boil.
Remove from heat; gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating with whisk until smooth. Add additional water, ½ teaspoon at a time, until desired consistency. About ¾ cup glaze.
[Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation.] [Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens.] Meal-Master recipe format courtesy of Karen Mintzias