Description
A buttery chocolate cookie to replace traditional sugar cookies on holidays. Decorate with a thin layer of buttercream and a sprinkle of colored sugar for best results.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 (1 ounce) square milk chocolate
- ¾ cup white sugar, divided, or as needed
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Microwave butter
- unsweetened chocolate
- and milk chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl for 15-second intervals
- stirring after each interval
- until butter is melted
- about 2 minutes. Remove from the microwave and stir until chocolate is melted and combined.
- Stir 1/2 cup white and brown sugar into the melted chocolate mixture until well blended. Stir in egg and vanilla extract until completely blended.
- Mix together flour
- baking soda
- cinnamon
- and salt in a large bowl. Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture
- mixing until well combined. Place dough in the refrigerator to cool for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place remaining 1/4 cup white sugar in a small
- shallow bowl.
- Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll into 1-inch balls; knead dough before shaping if too firm. Roll balls in sugar
- place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets
- and flatten with the bottom of a glass or a spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set
- 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 36