2/3 c Butter or margarine;
-softened
1 c Sugar
2 ts Vanilla extract
2 Eggs
2 tb Light corn syrup
2 1/2 c All purpose flour
1/2 c Hershey’s cocoa
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/4 ts Salt
Decorating icing
In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and vanilla on medium speed of
electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat well. Beat
in corn syrup. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt;
gradually add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Cover
and refrigerate until dough is firm enough to handle. Heat oven to
350 F. Shape dough into X and O shapes. Place on ungreased cookie
sheet. Bake 5 minutes or until set. Remove cookies from cookie sheet
to wire rack and cool completely. Decorate as desired. Makes about 5
dozen cookies.
To shape Xs: Shape rounded teaspoon dough into 3 inch logs. Place 1
log on cookie sheet; press lightly in center. Place another 3 inch
log on top of first one, forming an X shape.
To shape Os: Shape rounded teaspoon dough into 5 inch logs. Connect
ends, pressing lightly, forming an O shape.
They also have a picture of these cookies that looks really good. In
case any one is interested, the web address for Hershey’s is:
Yields
1 servings