Chocolate Shortbread

Everyone who tastes this comments it's a different way to dress up an old-time favorite. You can serve the cookies as appetizers or as a light dessert. We live in the country on an acreage. I enjoy all types of crafts, especially needlework and sewing. And, ever since I was 12, I've also liked cooking! From Taste Of Home

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 24
• Yields: 4 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter or 1  cup margarine, softened
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2⁄3 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  baking cocoa
• 1  dash salt

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Combine the remaining ingredients; gradually add to the bowl. Chill for 1 hour.
2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 300° for 20 minutes or until set. Yield: about 4 dozen.