COOKIES
6 tb Butter or margarine
1/2 c Sugar
1/3 c Light brown sugar, packed
1 ts Vanilla extract
2 ea Egg whites
1 1/3 c Flour
1/3 c Cocoa
1/2 ts Salt
1/4 ts Baking soda
CHOCOLATE FILLING
2 tb Butter or margarine
1/4 c Powdered sugar
3/4 c Powdered sugar
1/4 c Cocoa
3 1/2 ts Milk
LEMON FILLING
2 tb Butter or margarine
1/4 c Powdered sugar
1/8 ts Fresh lemon peel, grated
3/4 c Powdered sugar
3 1/2 ts Milk
STRAWBERRY FILLING
2 tb Butter or margarine
1/4 c Powdered sugar
3/4 c Powdered sugar
3 1/2 ts Milk
2 ts Strawberry all-fruit spread
Several drops red food color
Preheat oven to 350F.
Cookies: In bowl, beat butter, sugars and vanilla until well blended.
Add egg whites; beat well.
Stir together flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda; add to sugar
mixture, beating until well-blended. Refrigerate dough about 1 hr. or
until firm enough to handle.
Grease or spray cookie sheet. Shape dough into 1″ balls. Place on
cookie sheet. Using fingers, flatten each ball into a 2″ circle. Bake
for 7 mins. or until set. Cool 1 min., remove to wire rack. Cool
completely.
Using half of the cookies, spread about 1 1/2 t. of desired flavored
filling on each cookie. Top with remaining cookies.
Fillings: In small bowl, beat butter and 1/4 c. sugar until well
bleneded. Gradually and other ingredients until well blended and of
desired consistency. Adjust amount of milk if needed. Each makes
about 2/3 cup.
Yields
18 Cookies