Chocolate Valentine Cookies

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 3 tablespoons cherry juice maraschino
• red food coloring
• 48 sandwich cookies

1. In large bowl, beat sugar and 1 cup butter until light and fluffy. Add milk, vanilla, and egg; blend well. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour, cocoa, baking powder and soda. Chill dough 1 hour for easier handling.
2. Heat oven to 350 degrees. On floured surface, roll out dough, 1/3 at a time, to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut with floured 2 1/2 inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Place half of the cut out hearts 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Cut a 1-inch heart shape from the center of remaining hearts. Place cut out hearts on cookie sheets.
3. Chill excess dough and re-roll. Bake at 350 degrees for 9 to 11 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from the cookie sheets; cool.
4. In small bowl, beat frosting ingredients, adding 1 tablespoon cherry juice at a time for desired spreading consistency. Tint with red food color. Frost bottom side of whole cookie. Top with cut out cookie. 4 dozen sandwich cookies.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Valentine-Cookies-1654435 (may not work)