Easy Chocolate Skeletons

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup Land O Lakes Butter
• softened
• 1 Land O Lakes Egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes Half & Half or Fat Free Half & Half

Instructions

1. Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt in bowl; set aside.
2. Combine sugar and butter in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy.
3. Add egg and vanilla; mix well.
4. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed until well mixed.
5. Divide dough in half.
6. Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly.
7. Wrap each in plastic food wrap.
8. Chill at least 2 hours or until firm.
9. Heat oven to 375F.
10. Roll out dough, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness.
11. Cut with floured 2-inch gingerbread boy cookie cutter.
12. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
13. Bake 5-8 minutes or until cookies are just set.
14. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack.
15. Cool completely.
16. Combine powdered sugar and enough half & half for desired piping consistency in bowl; mix well.
17. Spoon icing into pastry bag fitted with small round tip; pipe small circle for head.
18. Pipe stick figure to form arms and legs and 2 short lines for ribs on body.