Rolled Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Yummy chocolate cookies that are to fun to cut out and decorate.

• Ready In: 24 mins
• Yields: 42 large cookies

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 7  teaspoons  baking cocoa
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1  cup sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
•  additional sugar, for rolling and topping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375*.
2. Lightly grease cookie sheets.
3. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt and set aside.
4. Cream butter with sugar on medium speed until light, about 2 minutes.
5. Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
6. Gradually add flour mixture and blend well.
7. Gather dough into a ball and cover with foil or wrap.
8. Refrigerate 1 to 2 hours, until firm.
9. Using half of dough at a time, roll out a 1/4 inch thick on sugar sprinkled counter or pastry cloth.
10. Cut out cookies and then lift with spatula onto sheets, leaving about 1 1/2" between cookies.
11. Sprinkle with sugar or sprinkles, if desired.
12. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until cookies are firm and edges are just starting to brown.
13. Remove to wire rack to cool.