Rolled Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 24 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 7 teaspoons baking cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• additional sugar, for rolling and topping

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375*.
• 2 lightly grease cookie sheets.
• 3 sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
• 4 cream butter with sugar on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes.
• 5 add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
• 6 gradually add flour mixture and blend well.
• 7 gather dough into a ball and cover with foil or wrap.
• 8 refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, until firm.
• 9 using half of dough at a time, roll out a 1/4 inch thick on sugar sprinkled counter or pastry cloth.
• 10 cut out cookies and then lift with spatula onto sheets, leaving about 1 1/2" between cookies.
• 11 sprinkle with sugar or sprinkles, if desired.
• 12 bake 8 to 9 minutes or until cookies are firm and edges are just starting to brown.
• 13 remove to wire rack to cool.