Ingredients:
3 egg whites
3/4 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
Chocolate Glaze (below)

How to make this recipe:
In a large mixer bowl, beat egg whites with vanilla until soft peaks form (tips curl over). Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form (tips stand straight). Sift cocoa powder over egg white mixture; gently fold cocoa powder into egg white mixture. On cookie sheet covered with brown paper, pipe mixture through pastry bag fitted with large star tip. Bake in a 300 degree over for 35-40 minutes. Peel off paper; cool on wire rack. Dip one half of each cookie in Chocolate Glaze. Place on a waxed paper-lined cookie sheet until chocolate hardens.

Chocolate Glaze: In saucepan melt 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces or three squares (3 ounces)semisweet chocolate and 1 tablespoon shortening. Notes: Gift Giving Notes: Cookies may be given in decorator tins (Victorian designs would be extra special), or decorator cellophane bags. You can also sew very simple tapestry bags and gather the top with a ribbon after inserting a plastic bag with the cookies inside. Wicker baskets lined with antique doilies can be used as well for a beautiful old fashioned look. Use gold wire edged ribbons for the bows to add that elegant look, or silk ribbon in elegant colors will also work well.

Makes 36

Recipe from: Brenda Hyde - Seeds of Knowledge