Cocoa Snowflakes

This recipe should be on everyone's list of Christmas cookies or any time cookies. They are so good like eating mini brownies! My husband found this recipe in a Penzey's Spice catalogue years ago. Once I started making these I gave up my regular snowball cookie recipe! The recipe calls for nuts but I never use them.
Let me just warn you the dough must chill at least three hours! Even then if the dough starts to get soft put it back in the fridge for about 10 minutes.

Cocoa Snowflakes




5 tablespoons butter


6 Tablespoons Coco powder


1 cup sugar


1 eggs


1 cup flour

1 Teaspoon vanilla


2 extra large


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 teaspoon baking powder


1 cup finely chopped nuts-optional


In a small sauce pan melt the butter. Blend in the coco powder till smooth, remove from heat. Add the sugar and mix till smooth then transfer to a medium bowl.

Add vanilla and eggs one at a time mixing well.

Sift together into the mixture above the flour salt and baking powder till well combined. Add nuts if desired.

Cover and refrigerate till well chilled at least 2 hours or more.

When dough is ready roll into 3/4 inch balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar. Put on cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Bake 5-8 minutes.

Makes about 45 cookies. Store in airtight container or freeze.