Valentine's Day Chocolate Cookies

By davidgoodman

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cup plus 2 tsps Unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 sticks Unsalted butter
• 1 1/4 cups Sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 Large egg, lightly beaten
• 1/2 tsp Pure vanilla extract

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

1. Sift flour, cocoa, salt, and cinnamon together into a bowl; set aside. Put butter and confectioners' sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Gradually mix in flour mixture. Wrap dough in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour.

2. Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out dough to 1/8 inch thick. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Chill in freezer 15 minutes.

3. Using a 2 or 3-inch X- or O-shaped cookie cutter or a template and a knife, quickly cut out shapes from dough (if dough begins to soften, chill it in freezer 3 to 5 minutes). Reroll and cut scraps.

4. Transfer shapes to baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. Chill in freezer until firm, about 15 minutes.

5. Brush flour from shapes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake until crisp, about 8 minutes.

Let cool completely on sheets on wire racks.