Chocolate Valentine Cookies

Name: Chocolate Valentine Cookies
Prep time: 2 h 12 min
Cook time: 2 h 12 min
Total time: 2 h 12 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 237 milliliters Firmly Packed Brown Sugar; 473 milliliters All-purpose Flour; 1 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon; 16 servings Powdered Sugar, For Sifting; 0 teaspoons Salt; 237 milliliters sticks Unsalted Butter, Softened; 59 milliliters Unsweetened Cocoa Powder; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1 whole Large Egg

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Chocolate Valentine Cookies a try. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 250 calories, 2g of protein, and 12g of fat. This recipe serves 16. A mixture of baking powder, firmly brown sugar, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 12 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Combine flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cocoa powder in a bowl.

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Baking Powder

Cocoa Powder

Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Whisk together and set aside.In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add egg and vanilla and beat until combined.

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Vanilla

Egg

Add flour/cocoa mixture in two or three batches, mixing well after each addition.

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Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

Place dough into a large Ziploc bag and flatten slightly with your hand. Seal bag and refrigerate for two hours. To make to cookies, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Dough

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Oven

Remove dough from bag and place on a floured surface for 5 to 10 minutes.

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Dough

Roll out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut with a heart cutter. You'll need to consolidate and re-roll the dough as you go.

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Dough

Roll

Place on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a baking mat.

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Bake for 12 minutes, or until set (but not browning at all.)

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Oven

Remove from oven and allow to cool completely.

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Oven

Place stencils on cooled cookies, spelling out things like "Love You" and "Be Mine".

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Lay on pieces of scrap paper on any areas of exposed cookie. Lightly sift powdered sugar over the stenciled cookies. Carefully remove paper and stencils with tweezers, being careful not to drop powdered sugar as you remove. Use a tiny brush to correct "errors."Arrange on a platter or in a basket and deliver to your sweetie!(

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Powdered Sugar