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9
Mar

Cocoa Sugar Cookies

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From: Anthony (Admin)

Yield: 4 dozen

Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cream of tartar
1 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cup superfine sugar
1 egg
1 vanilla bean

Directions:

Sift together the dry ingredients (except sugar).

Cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg. Split vanilla bean, scrape out the seeds and add to mixture.

Slowly add flour mixture; beat until flour is lightly blended in.

Divide dough into 2 parts, cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours.

Heat oven to 375F.

Roll dough into small balls and flatten (Use the bottom of a drinking glass). Bake for 5-8 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

From: Anthony (Admin)

Another Tollhouse alternative.

Yield: 2 dozen

Ingredients:

1 1/8 cup all purpose flour

½ tsp baking soda’

Pinch of salt

½ cup butter, room temperature

½ cup sugar

½ cup light brown sugar

1 egg

1 vanilla bean

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

 

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Mix flour, baking soda and salt in bowl.

In another bowl, cream the butter and sugars with an electric mixer at medium speed.  Reduce the speed to low, and add the egg.

Slowly mix in the dry ingredients.  Stir in the chocolate chips.

Spoon onto ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake until golden brown (approximately 10 minutes).


A welcome change from the standard Toll House , these have been the subject of an urban legend (the email equivalent of a chain letter).

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened

1 cup light brown sugar

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1-3/4 cups all purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1-1/2 teaspoons instant espresso coffee powder

1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Cream the butter with the sugars using an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy (approximately 30 seconds)

   

Beat in the egg and the vanilla extract for another 30 seconds.

   

In a mixing bowl, sift together the dry ingredients and beat into the butter mixture at low speed for about 15 seconds. Stir in the espresso coffee powder and chocolate chips.

   

Using a 1 ounce scoop or a 2 tablespoon measure, drop cookie dough onto a greased cookie sheet about 3 inches apart. Gently press down on the dough with the back of a spoon to spread out into a 2 inch circle. Bake for about 20 minutes or until nicely browned around the edges. Bake a little longer for a crispier cookie.

So tell me, do you like them?