Name: Old Fashioned Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (we like Hershey's); 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup butter (softened); 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for coating); 1/2 cup vegetable shortening; 1 large egg; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; butter or Pam cooking spray

Recipe by flyingfarleyfan

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These cookies are so simple to make and absolutely delicious!

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ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups all-purpose flour
³⁄₄ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (we like Hershey's)
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ cup butter (softened)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
¹⁄₂ cup granulated sugar (for coating)
¹⁄₂ cup vegetable shortening
1 large egg
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla extract
butter or Pam cooking spray

directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease cookie sheets with butter or no-stick vegetable oil spray.
Mix butter, shortening, sugar, egg, and vanilla in a mixing bowl until creamy. Slowly stir in cocoa, flour, baking soda, and salt.
Roll 1/2 inch balls of dough and dip them in the granulated sugar to coat them.
Arrange cookies 2 inches apart on a greased cookie pan (I used butter, you could also use non-stick vegetable spray).
Cook for 5-6 minutes, allow to cool completely.

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