Old Fashioned Chocolate Sugar Cookies

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

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Recipe by flyingfarleyfan

These cookies are so simple to make and absolutely delicious!

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READY IN: 55mins

YIELD: 6 dozen cookies

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

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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