Soft Cocoa Cookies

These soft cookies are almost like little cakes. I like to make them very small, but you can make them larger if you wish. Very good with chocolate icing on top. Note: This is one of the recipes I adopted in the Great 'Zaar Ophan Adoption of 2005. I hope you enjoy it.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 48-72 cookies

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 1  cup brown sugar, packed
• 1⁄2 cup  cocoa
• 1  large egg
• 2⁄3 cup milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream butter and brown sugar;add egg.
2. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter/sugar mixture alternately with milk.
3. Add vanilla.
4. Drop by spoonfuls on ungreased cookie sheet.
5. Bake 8-12 minutes at 400°F; do not overbake.
6. Ice with chocolate icing, if desired.