Best Ever Chocolate Cutout Cookies

Name: Best Ever Chocolate Cutout Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking powder; 177 milliliters butter, softened; 1 egg; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 0 teaspoons salt; 177 milliliters unsweetened cocoa powder; 296 milliliters white sugar

Best Ever Chocolate Cutout Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 36. One serving contains 86 calories, 1g of protein, and 4g of fat. Head to the store and pick up flour, butter, egg, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Sift together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; set aside. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg. Gradually stir in the sifted ingredients to form a soft dough. Divide dough into 2 pieces, flatten and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

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Baking Powder

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Cream

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

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Wrap

Egg

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Bowl

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch in thickness.

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Dough

Roll

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Oven

Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Dough is sticky so be sure to add more flour to the rolling surface as needed.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Cookie Cutter

Place cookies 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Wire Rack