Chocolate Marzipan Sugar Cookies

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• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 3 dozen

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1 (7 ounce) package marzipan, cut into chunks
• 3⁄4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  large egg
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup  unsweetened cocoa powder
•  powdered sugar, for dusting

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a food processor, combine both sugars and the marzipan. Process until they resemble a fine sand, about 1 minute
3. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add the butter, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, salt and egg.
4. Use an electric mixter to beat until smooth, scraping down the bowl once during mixing, about 2 minute.
5. Add flour and cocoa powder and mix until incorporated, scraping down the bowl once dufing mixing, about 1 minute The dough should be very stiff.
6. Baking in batches, drop 1 T. balls of dough on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches around all sides. Bake on the oven's lower rack until cookies are flat and have a crackled surface, about 10 minute.
7. The cookies will be very soft. Let them cool for 5 minute on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to cook completely. If desired, once the cookies are cool, dust them with powdered sugar.