Pots of Gold

Submitted by Elizabeth

"It is gold!!! :)"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 30 cookies
• Serves: 30

ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) package refrigerated sugar cookie dough
• 1⁄4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• prepared white frosting
• green and black food coloring
• yellow miniature candy covered plain chocolate candies

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350*F. Remove dough from wrapper; place in large bowl. Add cocoa powder; beat until well blended.
2. Roll dough on lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out pots with 4-inch cookie cutter.
3. Place cookies 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake about 6 minutes or until firm. Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
4. Spoon 2/3 of frosting into small bowl; tint with green food coloring. Spoon remaning 1/3 of frosting into small bowl; tint with black food coloring. Frost bottom of pot in green; top of pot in black. Arrange yellow candies over black frosting to resemble gold.
5. Makes about 21/2 dozen cookies.