Grammy's Chocolate Cookies

Dealing with equally as much separation anxiety after I left Ann Arbor, I needed to follow suit and bake with Olivia (in spirit). Ironically enough as soon as I started to break out the flour and Silpat cookie sheets Olivia texted me to say she was baking as well! So excuse the overload of posts in the next few days!

These cookies are for the chocolaholic and can be attributed to the one and only Martha Stewart. The recipe makes about 3 dozen and is to die for!

Sincerely yours in baking,
Kate

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The Goods:

2 cups plus 2 tablespoons of all purpose flour

¾ cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt

2 cups granulated sugar

1 ¼ cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

To Do:

1.       Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2.       First, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.

3.       In an electric mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter on medium speed until mixture is light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.

4.       Add eggs and vanilla, and beat to combine.

5.       Reduce speed to low, and gradually add flour mixture; beat to combine.

6.       Form dough into flattened disk and chill until firm, for about an hour.

7.       Shape dough into 1 ¼ inch balls; roll each ball in sanding sugar.

8.       Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, about 1 ½ inches apart. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes, rotating halfway through.

9.       Transfer to rack to cool for 5 minutes.

Notes on this recipe:

We did not chill the cookies (we were too eager to eat them!!!) and they turned out just fine! So if in a rush you can skip the chilling directions.

Thoughts on edibility:

This is one of the best raw cookie dough for the ultra chocolate lover, so consuming the raw dough is an option. Naturally, you can consume these cookies in their natural baked, disc form. Or our thought was to freeze a few and use them as the perfect ends for a homemade ice cream sandwich!