Chocolate mouse-y cookies | Some Natalie's corner of the internet

Ingredients

• 0.75 cup sugar
• 0.5 cup margarine or butter, softened
• 0.5 cup shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2.25 cups flour
• 0.25 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 0.5 teaspoon baking powder
• miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
• red or black string licorice, cut into 2” pieces