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Chocolate Sugar Cookie Recipe
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Chocolate Sugar Cookie

Total Time4 hours 45 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

  • 1 1/2 Cups White granulated sugar
  • 2 Cups All purpose flour
  • 1/3 ⅓ Unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 3/4 tsp Salt
  • ¾ cup Unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 Large eggs
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

Frosting (optional)

  • 3 Cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Meringue powder
  • 3/4 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp Almond extract
  • Red & green food coloring gel
  • Holiday sprinkles

Instructions

Cookie Dough

  • Beat butter and sugar with an electric stand mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and vanilla. Beat on medium until combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed to ensure all ingredients are mixed.
  • In a separate bowl, stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
  • With the mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until just incorporated.
  • Shape dough into a disk and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 2 days.

Prepare the Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  • With a rolling pin, roll chilled dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Cut with desired shaped cutters, rerolling scraps as needed. If dough becomes warm and sticky, place in refrigerator for 15 minutes.
  • Place cookies 2 inches apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets, and chill 20 minutes.
  • Bake in preheated oven until tops of cookies are dry to the touch, about 10 minutes.
  • Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes.

Frosting

  • Beat powdered sugar, warm water, and meringue powder with an electric stand mixer on medium speed until smooth and glossy.
  • Add vanilla extract and almond extract, and beat until combined.
  • Add up to 2 Tbsp. water, 1 tsp. at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
  • Divide frosting between 2 small bowls. Tint 1 bowl of frosting with desired amount of red food coloring gel; tint remaining bowl with desired amount of green food coloring gel.
  • Decorate cookies & finish with sprinkles as desired.