Ingredients
COOKIES
6 tbsp butter or margarine
1/2 cup sugar
1/3 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 each egg whites
1 1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
CHOCOLATE FILLING
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
3 1/2 tsp milk
LEMON FILLING
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1/4 cup powdered sugar
1/8 tsp fresh lemon peel, grated
3/4 cup powdered sugar
3 1/2 tsp milk
STRAWBERRY FILLING
2 tbsp butter or margarine
1/4 cup powdered sugar
3/4 cup powdered sugar
3 1/2 tsp milk
2 tsp strawberry all-fruit spread
1 several drops red food color
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F.
Cookies: In bowl, beat butter, sugars and vanilla until well blended.
Add egg whites; beat well.
Stir together flour, cocoa, salt and baking soda; add to sugar
mixture, beating until well-blended. Refrigerate dough about 1 hr. or
until firm enough to handle.
Grease or spray cookie sheet. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place on
cookie sheet. Using fingers, flatten each ball into a 2" circle. Bake
for 7 mins. or until set. Cool 1 min., remove to wire rack. Cool
completely.
Using half of the cookies, spread about 1 1/2 t. of desired flavored
filling on each cookie. Top with remaining cookies.
Fillings: In small bowl, beat butter and 1/4 c. sugar until well
bleneded. Gradually and other ingredients until well blended and of
desired consistency. Adjust amount of milk if needed. Each makes
about 2/3 cup.
Source: Hagerstown Herald-Mail; Hagerstown, MD
From: Rammots
Servings: 18 cookies
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