Star Cookies Add Festive Touch

For Hanukkah, bake and serve chocolate Hanukkah stars. These festive cookies are made with cocoa and dusted with powdered sugar. The cookies can also be served plain.

Chocolate Hanukkah Stars

Recipe from Hershey’s Cocoa.

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Powdered sugar

In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar and eggs on medium speed of electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Cover; refrigerate dough until firm enough to handle.

Heat oven to 350 degrees. On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness; cut with star-shaped cookie cutter. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until no imprint remains when touched lightly in center. Cool for 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Yield: About 4 dozen cookies.

Nutrition information per serving: 60 calories, 1 gram protein, 9 grams carbohydrate, 2.5 grams fat (38 percent fat calories), 15 milligrams cholesterol, 70 milligrams sodium, 10 milligrams calcium.