Recipe - Chocolate Hannukah Stars

One fourth cup Prune butter, * see note
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
2 cup Allpurpose flour
One half cup Cocoa
1 teaspoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Baking soda
One half teaspoon Salt
Confectioner's sugar

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

Preheat oven to 350 F. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/8inch
thickness; cut with starshapped cookie cutter (can use menorah, dreidel
and others). Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 5 to 7 minute, or until
no imprint remains when touched lightly in the center. Cool 1 minute;
remove cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Sprinkle with
confectioners' sugar. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.

NOTES : Substituted prune butter for One half cup butter or margarine, softened.

Posted to Digest eatlf.v096.n238

Recipe by: Dallas Morning News

From: "meryl@onramp.net" meryl@onramp.net

Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 07:30:47 0600 (CST)