Chocolate Cocoa Shortbread Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 2 3/4 cups All-purpose sifted flour
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 1/4 cup Cocoa
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 3 tsp Vanilla, pure

• Dairy

  • 2 1/2 sticks Butter, real
  • 3 tbsp Milk

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Description

Ingredients

• 2 sticks real butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 3/4 cups all purpose sifted flour, divided
• 3/4 cup cocoa, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 stick real butter, slightly melted
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a medium bowl, mix 2 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 cup cocoa, salt and baking soda together and set aside. In a small bowl, mix together 1/4 cup of cocoa and 1/4 cup of flour and set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, mix the butter, sugar and vanilla together. Let mixer run on medium speed for at least three minutes, until mixture is light and creamy. Add in the eggs and mix on low speed just to incorporate, then mix on medium speed for an additional two minutes, until mixture is very light and fluffy. Slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix just until they are incorporated. Do not over mix. Lay a large piece of wax paper on a counter surface and dust it with the cocoa-flour mixture.. Using one half of the dough at a time, place dough on the wax paper. Slightly flatten the dough with the palm of your hand. Lay a second piece of wax paper on top of the dough. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out to a thickness of about 1/4. Dip cookie cutters in the cocoa-flour mixture and cut dough into desired shapes. Place cookies about one inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for about 7-8 minutes, just until cookies are set. Do not over bake. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool, then frost.
• In a medium bowl, mix the butter, vanilla and milk together. Add in the cocoa. Slowly add in the powdered sugar and mix well until the sugar is completely mixed in. Add a little more milk if needed for spreading consistency. Spread on cookies. If using candy sprinkles or decors, sprinkle them on each cookie as they are frosted; the frosting sets up quickly.