˝ cup (1 stick) butter or
margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup HERSHEY’S Cocoa
1 t baking powder
˝ t baking soda
˝ t salt
In large mixer bowl, beat butter,
sugar and eggs until light and
fluffy. Stir together flour,
cocoa, baking powder, baking soda
and salt; gradually add to butter
mixture, beating until blended.
Cover; refrigerate dough until
firm enough to handle. Heat oven
to 350 F. On lightly floured
surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch
thickness; cut with heart-shaped
cookie cutter. Place on ungreased
cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 min, or
until no print remains when
cookies are touched lightly in
center. Cool 1 minute; remove from
cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool
completely. Prepare Valentine
Frosting; spread onto cookies.
Decorate as desired. About 4 dozen
cookies
Valentine Frosting
1˝ cups powdered sugar
2 T butter, margarine or
shortening
2 T milk
˝ t vanilla extract
In small bowl, beat powdered sugar
butter milk and vanilla until
smooth and of spreading
consistency. Add additional milk,
1 tsp at a time, if needed. Pink
Valentine Frosting: Stir in 2 to 3
drops red food color, tinting as
desired. Chocolate Valentine
Frosting: Stir 3 T HERSHEY’S Cocoa
into powdered sugar. Proceed as
directed above, increasing milk to
3 T.
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