Chocolate Sugar Cookies

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5 from 1 vote

A delicious and easy chocolate sugar cookie!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 167kcal

Author: Lisa Killian

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup dark cocoa powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
14 tbs unsalted butter melted
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
¾ cup sugar plus more for rolling
1 ½ tbs strongly brewed coffee* cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line 2 baking sheets with parchement paper or nonstick mats.
In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
In a different large bowl, beat together the melted butter, brown sugar, and sugar. Mix in the coffee, vanilla, egg, and egg yolk. Slowly add the flour mixture, and stir until completely combined.
Scoop rounded tablespoonfuls of the dough into your hands, and roll into balls. Then roll each ball in sugar to coat it completely. Place on your baking sheet, and press down each dough ball slightly with the bottom of a glass. Space each cookie about 2 inches apart.
Bake until the cookies are set and have cracks on the edges and top, 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Enjoy!

Notes

*I didn’t have coffee so I used a 1 teaspoon instant espresso powder mixed with 1 ½ tbs warm water.

Recipe from Sugar High: Sweet & Savory Baking in Your High-Altitude Kitchen, ©2018 by Nicole Hampton, Graphic Arts Books®, reprinted by permission. You can order your copy of this cookbook from: http://www.sugarhighcookbook.com/

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