Chocolate Raspberry Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup salted butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup dutch-processed cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 (6 ounce) package plain dark chocolate pieces (or raspberry cream-filled dark chocolate baking pieces, such as hershey's brand available during hol)
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon seedless raspberry preserves

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 grease 1 or more cookie sheets.
• 3 using a mixer on medium speed, cream the butter and both sugars in a bowl until fluffy.
• 4 add the eggs and vanilla, beat well.
• 5 in small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa and baking powder.
• 6 gradually add to the butter mixture, beating until blended.
• 7 stir in the baking pieces.
• 8 drop by tablespoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• 9 bake 12 to 14 minutes.
• 10 cool on a wire rack.
• 11 in small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, milk and raspberry preserves.
• 12 stir until smooth.
• 13 when the cookies have cooled, drizzle the icing over them.