Cocoa Molasses Drop Cookies

This recipe was part of a few hundred recipes my aunt had collected from friends and family over the years. it caught my attention because i questioned how chocolate and molasses would team together. as i finished the dough and tasted it i knew i had come across a very unique and wonderful combination. i couldn't wait until they were baked. they were even better. try adding a vanilla glaze to the top of the cookies and pipe it on in thin lines. it makes them pretty and even tastier!!

Steps

Heat oven to 375f.

Cream the butter and sugar together until it is light.

Add the molasses and egg.

Beating until the mixture is smooth.

Add the baking powder and the cocoa to the creamed mixture.

Then add the flour.

Pipe the mixture onto a greased cookie sheet in mounds a little larger than a quarter.

Bake 9 minutes or until set.

Cool slightly.

Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.

Cool completely.

Drizzle a vanilla glaze in thin lines over the top of each cookie.

For vanilla glaze: stir together 1 cup powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons milk in a small bowl until mixture is smooth and of drizzling consistency.

Stir in 1 / 2 tsp vanilla.

Makes cup.

Ingredients

butter, sugar, molasses, egg, all-purpose flour, cocoa, baking powder