Holiday Chocolate Cookies
Yield
3 dozenPrep
35 minCook
7 minReady
45 minIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
butter
softened |
|
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
cocoa powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| Decorator's frosting | |||
| 1 ½ | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
vegetable shortening
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | x |
food coloring
red |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
butter
softened |
|
| 177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 355 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 79 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| Decorator's frosting | |||
| 355 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 1 | x |
food coloring
red |
*
|
Directions
Heat oven to 325℉ (160℃).
In large mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla until light and fluffy.
Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, blending well.
On lightly floured surface, roll small portion of dough at a time to ¼ inch thickness.
(Refrigerate dough if too soft to roll).
Cut with 2½ inch cookie cutter; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until only slight indentation remains when touched lightly.
Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Cool completely.
Prepare Decorator's Frosting.
Frost cookies; decorate as desired.
Decorator's Frosting: In small mixer bowl, combine all ingredients except red food color; beat until smooth and of spreading consistency.
Tint with food color, blending well.
