Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Name: Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: Makes about 3 dozen (3-inch) cookies or 12 (4 1/2-inch) cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg; 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour; ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa; ¼ teaspoon salt

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7 Reviews

Who said sugar cookies have to be basic? You can make unlimited cookie variations with these chocolate sugar cookies. Just break out your favorite cookie cutters and start creating. If you'd rather have vanilla sugar cookies, this recipe still works: Omit the cocoa, increase the flour, and beat in some vanilla extract with the butter (see the last step in the recipe for specific instructions and ratios). Truly, this chocolate sugar cookie recipe simply can't be beat. Looking for more inspiration? Check out 25+ Very Merry Christmas Cookie Recipes next.

Recipe by Southern Living May 2009

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Credit: William Dickey; Styling: Rose Nguyen

Recipe Summary test

prep:

1 hr

chill:

10 mins

bake:

10 mins

cool:

35 mins

total:

1 hr 55 mins

Yield:

Makes about 3 dozen (3-inch) cookies or 12 (4 1/2-inch) cookies

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa
¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg, beating until blended.

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Step 2
Combine flour, cocoa, and salt; gradually add to butter mixture, beating just until blended.
Step 3
Divide dough into 2 equal portions; flatten each portion into a disk. Cover and chill 10 minutes.
Step 4
Place 1 portion of dough on a lightly floured surface, and roll to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with a 3- or 4 1/2-inch butterfly-shaped cutter. Place cookies 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Repeat procedure with remaining dough portion.
Step 5
Bake, in batches, at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes (for 3-inch cookies) and 15 to 17 minutes (for 4 1/2-inch cookies) or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool on baking sheets 5 minutes; remove to wire racks, and let cool 30 minutes or until completely cool. Decorate baked cookies as desired.
Step 6
Vanilla Sugar Cookies: Omit unsweetened cocoa. Increase flour to 3 cups. Beat in 1 tsp. vanilla extract with butter in Step Proceed with recipe as directed.

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Anonymous

12/30/2020

These cookies are amazing! Like the best part of an Oreo. I rolled them out very thin and baked them at 375 for about 10 1/2 minutes and they were delectable! A new favorite!

billie

11/25/2016

We were short 1/4 c cocoa so we just made it up with flour. We forgot to chill and the dough was still very easy to manipulate my 4 year old even rolled it out and cut his shapes. Had no problems with this recipe and it tasted great.

Robert4656

12/07/2013

Betty1078

06/23/2013

Very good. I was looking for a very chocolate cookie and this one is perfect. Easy to work with and most important holds it shape.

tailey144

03/03/2013

atkbby

11/11/2012

WAY WAY WAY too chocolaty. It was extremely dry as well. My fiancee and I kept saying, "If only we had milk..." Seriously, these cookies are too much. I also cut the recipe in half.... it made a lot of cookies (but only 2 people were having them).

smwhipple

10/11/2012

Ianina

05/01/2011

Amazing and super easy cookies. I put some cinnamon too and turn out great!

amberose

04/21/2011

alleycat

12/24/2010

These were very chocolately, and, the way mine turned out, somewhat more crunchy and less melt-in-your-mouth. But, this was the PERFECT recipe for baking with young children. The dough was easy to work with , and my kids (5 and 7 years old) were able to roll out the dough and cut out the cookie cutter forms without much trouble at all. We made them for Santa - hope he likes them tonight!

jubear

11/23/2009

These cookies was great!! I baked both the chocolate and vanilla variations and everyone at home and work loved them!

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