Bittersweet Chocolate Cookies
Bittersweet Chocolate Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 40. One serving contains 118 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat. If you have milk, canolan oil, egg, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 51 minutes.
Instructions
To prepare cookies, place the first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and egg; beat until well blended.
Weigh or lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife.
Combine flours, cocoa, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
Add the flour mixture to sugar mixture; beat at low speed just until flour is incorporated.
Place half of dough between two sheets of plastic wrap; roll to a 1/4-inch thickness. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.
Place dough (still wrapped in plastic wrap) on a baking sheet. Chill 45 minutes or until firm.
Cut dough with a 2 1/2- to 3-inch cutter to form 40 cookies (reroll scraps as necessary). Arrange 20 cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (keep remaining cookies chilled).
Bake at 375 for 9 minutes or until set. Cool on pan on a wire rack 5 minutes; remove cookies from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Repeat procedure with remaining dough.
To prepare icing, combine 1 tablespoon water and meringue powder in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
Add milk and 1/4 teaspoon vanilla.
Add powdered sugar, stirring until smooth. Spoon icing into a small zip-top plastic bag. Snip a tiny hole in one bottom corner of bag; pipe designs on cookies.