Yule Log Cookies

Christmas parties and cookie swaps this past weekend so I'll be sharing a few of the goodies I made, starting with these chocolaty Yule Log Cookies:



You need:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup butter softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup white chocolate chips
1 cup chocolate sprinkles or jimmies

Combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, and salt. In another bowl, beat the butter
and vanilla together, until fluffy. Beat in the flour mixture until it's
very well-blended. Cover and chill the dough for at least 20 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350º F. Roll the dough into one-inch balls and then roll
them into logs, set 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.



Bake about 12 minutes (or until they're set), and let them stand on the sheets for a couple minutes before transfer to wire racks for complete cooling.

Microwave the white chocolate chips and stir them, then pour some
jimmies into a bowl. Dip each cooled log first into the white chocolate,
then into the jimmies. Let them sit until the chocolate hardens, about half
an hour.