Holiday Chocolate Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter
• margarine, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup Hershey's Cocoa
• 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp. shortening
• 2 tbsp. milk
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
• Red food color

1. Heat oven to 325F.
2. In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
3. Stir together, stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well.
4. On lightly floured surface, roll small portion of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness.
5. (Refrigerate dough if too soft to roll.)
6. Cut with 2-1/2-inch cookie cutter; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until only slight indentation remains when touched lightly.
8. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
9. Cool completely.
10. Frost cookies; decorate as desired.
11. Decorator Frosting: In small mixer bowl, combine all ingredients except red food color; beat until smooth and of spreading consistency.
12. Tint with food color, blending well.

butter, margarine, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, powdered sugar, shortening, milk, vanilla extract, red food color

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/2403 (may not work)