WITCHING HOUR CUT-OUTS
Cookie Ingredients:
1 cup LAND O LAKES(r) Butter -- softened
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 square unsweetened baking chocolate -- (1-ounce) melted, cooled
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Frosting Ingredients:
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup LAND O LAKES(r) Butter -- softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
Food color -- if desired
Combine butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium, scraping bowl often,
until creamy. Add milk, vanilla and egg; mix well. Reduce speed to low; add
flour, cocoa, melted chocolate, baking powder and baking soda. Beat until well
mixed.
Divide dough in half. Wrap in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours.
Heat oven to 350°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a
time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with
floured 2 1/4 to 2 1/2-inch round cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart onto
ungreased cookie sheets. Cut out center of half of cookies with
Halloween-shaped 1-inch cookie cutter.
Bake for 8 to 11 minutes or until set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.
Cool completely.
Combine powdered sugar, butter and vanilla in small bowl. Beat at low speed,
gradually adding milk and scraping bowl often, until desired spreading
consistency. Add food color, if desired. Spread 2 teaspoons frosting on each
bottom cookie; top with cut-out cookie..
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