Cut Out Chocolate Cookies
Details
- Time
- 3 hours
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Yields
- 36 cookies
Bake these cookies with your kids: Cut out the chocolate cookies to your desired shape and decorate with candy, satiny chocolate glaze, or vanilla glaze.
Ingredients & Directions
Ingredients
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1/2 cup
butter or margarine (1 stick), softened
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3/4 cup
sugar
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1
egg
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1 tsp
vanilla extract
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1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup
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1/2 tsp
baking powder
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1/2 tsp
baking soda
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1/4 tsp
salt
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Satiny Chocolate Glaze
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2 Tbsps
butter or margarine
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3 Tbsps
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2 Tbsps
water
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1 cup
powdered sugar
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1/2 tsp
vanilla extract
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Vanilla Glaze
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3 Tbsps
butter or margarine
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2 cups
powdered sugar
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1 tsp
vanilla extract
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2 to 3 Tbsps
milk
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2 to 4 drops
food color (optional)
READY TO MAKE THE RECIPE?
Directions
Beat butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in large bowl until blended. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to butter mixture, beating until well blended. Cover; refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll.
Heat oven to 325°F. On lightly floured board or between 2 pieces of wax paper, roll small portion of dough at a time to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake 5 to 7 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched. lightly. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet to wire racks. Cool completely. Frost with Satiny Chocolate Glaze or Vanilla Glaze. Garnish as desired.
Satiny Chocolate Glaze: Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat; add cocoa and water, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Do not boil. Remove from heat; gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla, beating with whisk until smooth. Add additional water, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of desired consistency. About 1/2 cup glaze.
Vanilla Glaze: Melt butter in small saucepan over low heat. Remove from heat; stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Gradually add milk; beat with whisk until smooth. Stir in food color, if desired. About 3/4 cup glaze.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 36 servingsServing size 1 cookie (19g)Amount per servingCalories80% Daily Value*Total Fat 3.5g 4%Saturated Fat 2g 10%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 15mg 5%Sodium 70mg 3%Total Carbohydrates 12g 4%Dietary Fiber 0g 0%Total Sugars 7gIncludes 7g Added Sugar 14%Protein 1gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 3mg 0%Iron 1mg 6%Potassium 8mg 0%
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
