Chocolate Moose

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel, melted
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• sugar
• 1 (15 ounce) can chocolate frosting
• chocolate sprinkles (optional)
• sparkling sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 beat butter at medium speed of an electric mixer until creamy; gradually add 1 cup sugar, beating well. add egg and vanilla, mixing well. stir in melted morsels.
• 2 combine flour and salt; add to butter mixture, beating well. shape dough into a flat disc. cut dough into thirds. wrap in wax paper. cover and chill briefly until dough is a good rolling consistency.
• 3 place each portion of dough on a large lightly greased cookie sheet. cover with wax paper or plastic wrap. roll dough to 1/4" thickness on cookie sheets.
• 4 cut out cookies, using desired cookie cutters. (we tested with 3" and 6" moose cutters.) sprinkle with sugar. peel away excess dough.
• 5 bake at 350° for 10 to 11 minutes for small cookies and 12 minutes for larger cookies.
• 6 cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire racks, and cool completely.
• 7 place opened can of frosting in microwave. microwave at medium (50% power) 45 seconds; stir. microwave 30 more seconds.
• 8 spread frosting over cookie antlers and feet, if desired. sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles and sparkling sugar, if desired. let harden on wire racks.