Cocoa Cookies With Cocoa Glaze

• 5 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/3 cup boiling water, approximately
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
• Cocoa Glaze
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup milk, approximately
• 1 tablespoon boiling water, approximately
• 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0F.
2. Sift dry ingredients together and set aside.
3. Cream butter and sugar together.
4. Add enough boiling water to cocoa to make a paste.
5. Beat into butter mixture.
6. Stir in milk, cinnamon and vanilla.
7. Add flour mixture and stir to make a stiff dough.
8. Roll out and cut out cookies.
9. Place 2" apart on greased cookie sheet.
10. Bake at 375u0b0 until lightly browned, about 10-15 minutes.
11. Cool completely.
12. For the glaze, combine butter and milk in top of double boiler and heat just until butter melts.
13. Add enough boiling water to cocoa to make a paste.
14. Stir cocoa mixture into butter mixture.
15. Add vanilla, then powdered sugar.
16. If glaze is too thick, add a little more milk.
17. Frost cookies when cool.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cocoa-cookies-with-cocoa-glaze-417842 (may not work)