Monday, February 14, 2011

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Happy Valentine's Day! Hope it finds all of you loved and happy. If your not hitting the town tonight, make  a batch of these chocolate sugar cookies. They are great! Of course we top them with so much cream cheese frosting I'm not sure I actually taste the chocolate. haha They are easy to prepare and if you have kids they will love cutting out the shapes with you.


Ingredients:
¾ cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa powder
Pinch of salt
6 tbsp. (3 oz.) unsalted butter, at room temperature
¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 large egg
½ tsp. vanilla extract
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the flour, cocoa powder and salt; whisk to blend and set aside.  In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter and sugar.  Beat on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.  Blend in the egg and vanilla.  With the mixer on low speed, add the dry ingredients and mix just until incorporated and no streaks remain.  Form the dough into a disc, wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 1-2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 325˚ F.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.  On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out to about ¼-inch thickness.  Cut out desired shapes with cookie cutters and place cut outs on the prepared baking sheet.  Bake 10-12 minutes, just until set.  Let cool on the baking sheet about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.  Decorate as desired.

Enjoy!



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