Cocoa Cookies

Cocoa Cookies                                        

( this recipe By Crystal )

1 ¾ cup all purpose flour

3 egg yolks

½  cup unsalted butter (room temperature)

½ cup ( 8 Tbsp) shortening, soften (room temperature)

1 1/3 cup granulated sugar

1 tsp baking sod

1 tsp cream of tartar

1/8 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbsp Unsweetened cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 300 F.

In a mixing bowl, beat  butter, shortening, and sugar, with a hand mixer until creamy. Butter mixture.

Add baking powder, cream tartar, salt, and 3 egg yolks into the butter mixture, then mix together.

Add vanilla extract, cocoa powder, and all purpose  flour then mix together.

Place heaped teaspoons of mixture on the plate, dust confectioners’sugar onto cookie dough.

Transfer the cookie dough on the baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven 300 F. for 10 minutes.

Recipe of December/13.