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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

These Chocolate Sugar Cookies are so simple to make and melt in your mouth delicious! They go perfect with a good cup of coffee or tea and are a great holiday cookie!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: chocolate, chocolate sugar cookies, christmas cookies, cookies
Servings: 48
Calories: 93kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 cup butter unsalted, room temperature
  • cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • cup cocoa powder unsweetened

Instructions

  • In a bowl whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
    process shots showing how to make chocolate sugar cookies.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, add the rest of the ingredients and mix until smooth, I mixed mine about 3 minutes.
    process shots showing how to make chocolate sugar cookies.
  • Add the flour mixture in batches about ⅓ at a time and mix. 
    process shots showing how to make chocolate sugar cookies.
  • Transfer the dough to a big piece of plastic wrap and gently knead it until it forms a ball. Wrap the cookie dough and refrigerate for at least an hour. 
    a ball of chocolate sugar cookie dough in plastic wrap.
  • Preheat  your oven to 350°F. Line a couple baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • I found it easier to cut the dough in 4 pieces and roll out each piece at a time so that it's about ¼ of an inch in thickness. Cut the cookies with your favorite cookie cutter. 
    process shots showing how to make chocolate sugar cookies.
  • Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 9 to 11 minutes, just until the edges are firm and the center still slightly soft. Repeat with remaining dough.
    process shots showing how to make chocolate sugar cookies.
  • Transfer to a rack and cool. If you wish you can sprinkle them with icing sugar.
    chocolate sugar cookies on a cooling rack.

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Notes

  1. This recipe will yield about 48 cookies.
  2. Room temperature ingredients. When making cookie dough the butter must always be soft. But it also creates a better texture if the eggs are too. So take the eggs out of the fridge along with the butter about an hour before starting the recipe.
  3. Chill the dough. The dough must be chilled to form the cookies. It’s not an optional step. Also, if the dough starts to get too soft when you are rolling out the cookies then you need to put it back in the fridge to chill for a few minutes.
  4. Rotate the pan. Most ovens have hot and cold spots. So for the most uniform baking, rotate the sheet pans halfway through the baking time.
  5. Store these cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days or up to 10 days in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 28mg | Potassium: 39mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 129IU | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg