Perfect for parties, these chocolate cookies kill a sugar craving, chocolate craving, or make great “bread” for a down-and-dirty peanut butter samich!
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened (ours is organic)
- 1-1/2 cups sugar (ours is raw cane sugar)
- 2 eggs (ours are from free roaming hens)
- 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (ours is a blend of 1/3 white to 2/3 whole wheat)
- 1/2 cup Cocoa
- Additional sugar sprinkled on a plate to roll the dough in…
Directions:
1. Beat butter, 1-1/2 cups sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl until fluffy.
2. Combine flour and cocoa in a second bowl.
3. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating until well blended.
4. Refrigerate dough about 1 hour or until firm enough to roll by hand without it sticking to your hands.
5. Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-1/8-inch balls. Roll in sugar. Place on ungreased cookie sheet about an inch apart.
6. Bake 9 minutes on cookie sheet or 11 minutes on insulated cookie pan, or until set. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies. Adapted from a Hershey’s recipe.
