Pots Of Gold

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 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.