Autumn Leaf Cookies

Looking for a beautiful dessert? Then check out these colorful chocolate frosted cookies.

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ingredients 20
Prep Time 1 hr 45 min
Total Time 3 hr 45 min

Ingredients

Cookies

1: cup sugar

1: cup margarine or butter, softened

1: (3-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened

2: tablespoons grated orange peel

2: tablespoons orange juice

1: teaspoon vanilla

1: egg

3 1/2: cups all purpose flour

1: teaspoon baking soda

1: teaspoon cream of tartar

1/2: teaspoon salt

Frosting

1/2: cup butter, softened

1/4: cup shortening

1: teaspoon vanilla

1/8: teaspoon salt

4: cups powdered sugar

2: to 4 tablespoons milk

1/3: cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted

8: drops red food color

8: drops yellow food color

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Directions

1 In large bowl, combine sugar, 1 cup margarine and cream cheese; beat until light and fluffy. Add orange peel, orange juice, 1 teaspoon vanilla and egg; blend well. Add flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
2 Heat oven to 375°F. Using stockinette-covered rolling pin and floured pastry cloth, roll out 1/4 of dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated.) Cut with floured leaf-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
3 Bake at 375°F. for 4 to 6 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets; cool 15 minutes or until completely cooled.
4 In large bowl, combine butter and shortening; beat until light and fluffy. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1/8 teaspoon salt. Beat in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, scraping down sides of bowl. Add 2 tablespoons milk; beat at high speed until light and fluffy. Add enough additional milk for desired spreading consistency.
5 Divide frosting into 2 small bowls. To one bowl of frosting, add melted chocolate; beat until well blended. To other bowl of frosting, add red and yellow food color; blend well. Spread cooled cookies with 1 of the frostings; pipe veins on leaves with other frosting. Let stand until set.