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Ingredients:
2
cups all-purpose flour
1/2
cup unsweetened cocoa
1
1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1
teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4
teaspoon ground cloves
1/4
teaspoon salt
3/4
cup granulated sugar
1/2
cup butter or margarine (1 stick), softened
1
large egg
1/2
cup whole milk
Chocolate
Glaze:
3
tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
1
1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
White
candy decors for garnish
Instructions:
Prepare Cookies: Preheat
oven to 400 degrees F. In medium bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder,
cinnamon, clove, and salt. In large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat
granulated sugar with butter until blended, occasionally scraping bowl
with rubber spatula. Increase speed to high; beat until light and creamy.
At low speed, beat in egg.
Alternately beat in flour
mixture and milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, just until
combined, occasionally scraping bowl.
With cocoa-dusted hands,
shape dough by level tablespoons into 1-inch balls. Place balls, 2 inches
apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Bake cookies 7 to 9 minutes or
until puffed (they will look dry and slightly cracked).
Transfer cookies to wire
rack to cool. Repeat with remaning dough.
When cookies are cool, prepare
Chocolate Glaze: In medium bowl, with wire whisk or fork, gradually mix
cocoa with 1/4 cup boiling water until smooth. Gradually stir in confectioners'
sugar and blend well. Dip top of each cookie into glaze. Place cookies
on wire rack set over waxed paper to catch any drips. Immediately sprinkle
cookies with decors. Allow glaze to set, about 20 minutes. Store cookies,
with waxed paper between layers, in tightly covered container at room temperature
up to 3 days, or in freezer up to 3 months.
Servings: 5 dozen
Nutrition
Facts:
Amount
Per Serving: Calories 55
Fat
2 g, Cholesterol 8 mg,
Sodium
40 mg,
Courtesy
Of:
http://magazines.ivillage.com/goodhousekeeping/recipes
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