Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract1/2 cup all-purpose flour1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar1 to 2 tablespoons baking cocoa

Preparation

Preheat oven to 300°. In a small bowl, cream butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, sugar and cocoa; add to creamed mixture. Beat until dough holds together, about 3 minutes.

Pat into a 9x4-in. rectangle. Cut into 2x1-1/2-in. strips. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Prick with a fork.

Bake until set, 20-25 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.