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Chocolate Cookies

Author: Pavani
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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24 cookies

Ingredients

  • cups All purpose flour (355gms)
  • ¾ cup Cocoa Dutch Processed powder (75gms)
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 cup Unsalted Butter (2 sticks), at  room temperature
  • cups Sugar (350gms)
  • 2 Eggs Large , at room temperature
  • 2 tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.
  • In another bowl, or in a stand mixer beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs one after the other, beating well after each addition.
  • Add vanilla extract and beat for another minute.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Remove the dough and divide into two halves. Form each half into a log and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least an hour. If you want to make roll out cookies, then refrigerate the dough as a ball instead of a log.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Cut the log into ¼" pieces, place them 2" apart on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes or until they are firm around the edges. If making roll out cookies, then roll the dough into ¼" thickness on lightly floured surface and then cut the cookies out. Place them on the baking sheet and refrigerate them for 10-15 minutes. Chilling the dough prevents them from spreading when baking and helps them keep the shape. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Let the cookies cool a little on the baking sheet before transferring them onto a wire rack. Cool completely before frosting.

Notes

I learnt quite a bit on the first day.Here're my decorated cookies, I still have a long way to go. Practice makes (wo)man perfect. Hopefully I can make some decent decorations for my kids birthdays this year :-)
Lets check what my fellow marathoners have cooked today for BM# 27.
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