| Chocolate Valentine Hearts
1 cup of soft butter
1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
1 cup of icing sugar
1/3 cup of cocoa
Cream butter. Sift together flour, sugar and cocoa. Gradually blend dry ingredients into batter to a soft dough. If dough is too soft, chill 15 minutes. Roll dough part at a time, on a lightly floured board to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut out hearts with a floured 3 inch heart shaped cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 300ºF.for 20-25 minutes. Cool slightly before removing from pan. Pipe decorator frosting on each cookie. |
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Decorator Icing
1 egg white
1 1/2 cup of icing sugar
Beat egg white until frothy. Gradually beat in icing sugar. Continue to beat until icing forms stiff peaks. Place frosting in a small pastry bag and decorate heart shaped cookies. |
