Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

Difficulty: easy Prep Time: Ten Minutes Total Time: 30 Minutes or Less
1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups icing sugar, sifted
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup cornstarch, sifted
1 1/4 cup flour, sifted
1/2 cup dark cocoa powder

Preheat oven to 325F. Cream together butter, sugar, salt and vanilla. Add cornstarch and blend well. Add flour and cocoa; blend well. Use a small ice cream scoop or use your hands to roll dough into balls; place them on a parchment-lined pan about 1" apart and use a fork to flatten the cookies. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until the bottoms just start to become golden. Yield: 2-3 dozen, depending on size.