Description
Indulge in these rich, chocolatey sugar cookies that are soft, chewy, and utterly delicious. Perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth!
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Additional:
- Additional granulated sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Egg and Vanilla: Mix in the egg and vanilla extract until fully incorporated.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix Dough: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Shape and Bake: Form tablespoon-sized balls of dough, roll in granulated sugar, place on baking sheets, flatten slightly, and bake for 9–11 minutes.
- Cool and Enjoy: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra richness, consider adding chocolate chips or chunks to the dough.
- These cookies freeze well and maintain their softness when stored in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg
