Best Chocolate Rolled Cookies Recipes

Rolled Chocolate Sugar Cookies image

Provided by Karen..

Categories Dessert

Time 24m

Yield 42 large cookies

Number Of Ingredients 10

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 69.5, Fat 2.5, SaturatedFat 1.5, Cholesterol 15.9, Sodium 42.5, Carbohydrate 10.7, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 4.8, Protein 1.1

Chocolate Rolled Cookies image

Provided by Eve Peterson

Categories Chocolate

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 c (2 sticks) slightly softened, butter
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c flour
1/2 c unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt

Steps:

1. Cream butter and sugar. Add the egg and vanilla and blend. Mix together the dry ingredients and gradually add to the wet ingredients. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours. When chilled, roll out on floured surface, cut out shapes with cookie cutters, and bake on parchment paper lined cookie sheet in preheated oven of 375. Bake 8 to 10 min. for small cookies, 10 to 12 min. for larger cookies or until edges are crisp. TIP: In lieu of flour, which may show up on the surface, you can roll cookies between two pieces of wax paper. Frost or decorate as desired.