Chocolate Sugar Cookies


 * haven't tested yet.

Ingredients

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (two sticks) unsalted butter, at room temp

1 3/4 cups sugar

2 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

frosting and sprinkles for decorations

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350

In a large bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. set the mixture aside.

in a bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

add the eggs one at a time, beating between each addition, then add the vanilla extract and continue beating, scraping down the sides and the bowl as needed.

Add flour mixture and beat until the dough is smooth. divide the dough in half then roll each half in between two sheets of parchment paper or wax paper until they are about 1/4 inch thick. Slide the sheets of dough onto baking sheets (with the parchment paper) and refrigerate them for a minimum of 2 hours and up to over night. (the refrigeration prevents the dough from spreading when baked, so don't skip this step!)

Remove the sheets of dough from the fridge and use a cookie cutter to shape, arranging them about 2 inches apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are first around the edges. Remove the cookies from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes on a baking sheets until you transfer them to rack to cool completely.