Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Name: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 50
Ingredients: 3 c. all-purpose flour; 1 c. unsweetened cocoa; 1/2 tsp. baking soda; 1/2 tsp. kosher salt; 1 c. (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 c. sugar; 2 large eggs

The chocolate lover's sugar cookie

By Kate MerkerPublished: Feb 2, 2021

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These chocolatey treats make the perfect base for bright and colorful decorations.

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Ingredients

3 cups
all-purpose flour
1 cup
unsweetened cocoa
1/2 tsp.
baking soda
1/2 tsp.
kosher salt
1 cup
(2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup
sugar
2
large eggs

Directions

1. Step 1In a bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt.
2. Step 2Using an electric mixer, in a large bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium-low until combined, 3 minutes. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, mixing just until incorporated.
3. Step 3Divide dough in 2 and roll each portion between 2 sheets of parchment paper to 1/4 inch thick. Chill until firm, 30 minutes in refrigerator or 15 minutes in freezer.
4. Step 4Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment. Using floured cookie cutters, cut out cookies. Place on prepared sheets and chill at least 20 minutes before baking. Reroll, chill, and cut scraps.
5. Step 5Bake, rotating positions of baking sheets halfway through, until cookies are set around edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Decorate as desired (we used tinted icing and candied sunflower seeds to make these flower pictures).