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Chocolate Skeleton Cookies

Put these cute treats out for your next ghost and goblin party and watch them disappear.--Lisa Rupple, Keenesburg, Colorado

36 ServingsPrep: 45 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup baking cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons 2% milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat
in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa and baking soda;
gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate
for 1-2 hours or until easy to handle.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut
with a floured 3-in. gingerbread boy cookie cutter. Place on greased
baking sheets.
Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute
before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
For icing, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar and milk
until smooth. Cut a small hole in the corner of a resealable plastic
bag; fill with icing. Pipe skeleton bones on cookies. Yield: 3

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Directions (continued)

dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 138 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 90 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.