Five Days of Favorites: Day 3

A staple in our house during Christmas...well, actually all year round, is chocolate. This next recipe is a fun twist on snickerdoodles and it makes for great gift boxes! I just sent off over 60 cookies to my relatives to enjoy over the holidays. Hope you enjoy, too!

Chocolate Snickerdoodles

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp cream of tartar

1 egg

1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup all-purpose flour

2 tbsp sugar + 1 tsp ground cinnamon to sprinkle on top

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 cup sugar, soda and cream of tartar until combined. Beat in egg & vanilla. Beat in cocoa powder and flour.

3. Drop by rounded tsps. about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar.

4. Bake 9-11 minutes until edges are firm and cookie begins to crack. Cool on wire racks.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees