Chocolate Snickerdoodles

Chocolate Snickerdoodles are a delicious spin on an old favorite. The sugar coating makes these cinnamon chocolate cookies look like they've been touched by a winter frost, but they are nice and warm inside!

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup butter or margarine , softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
    
2. In large mixing bowl, stir together sugar and spice; set 1/2 cup of the mixture aside in shallow bowl.
    
3. Add cocoa powder to mixer bowl; stir to blend.
    
4. Add butter; beat at medium speed until fluffy. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and baking powder.
    
5. Form 1 tablespoon of dough into ball and roll in reserved sugar mixture.
    
6. Repeat procedure with remaining dough and place 2 inches apart on parchment-lined cookie sheets.
    
7. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are firm.
    
8. Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for five minues, then transfer to wire racks.