Cocoa Meltaway Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup all-purpose flour or 1 cup unbleached flour
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1/2 cup ground pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 -3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• red food coloring or green food coloring, if desired

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 in large bowl, cream 1/2 cup powdered sugar and 1 cup butter until light and fluffy.
• 3 lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• 4 add flour, cornstarch and cocoa to creamed mixture.
• 5 blend at low speed until all ingredients are moistened.
• 6 add pecans and vanilla; mix well.
• 7 if necessary, refrigerate dough 30 minutes for easier handling.
• 8 shape dough into 1-inch balls.
• 9 place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 10 bake at 325 degrees f.
• 11 for 8 to 12 minutes or until set.
• 12 cool 1 minute; carefully remove from cookie sheets.
• 13 cool completely.
• 14 for the frosting: in a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients unil smooth.
• 15 frost cooled cookies.
• 16 allow frosting to set before storing.
• 17 3 dozen cookies.