Chocolate Christmas Cookies

Fulfill your chocolate fantasies and celebrate the season too with these sweet decadent chocolate Christmas cookies that will rock your world!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Chocolate Christmas Cookies, Chocolate Christmas Cookies Recipe, How Do I Make Chocolate Christmas Cookies, How To Make Chocolate Christmas Cookies

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings Cookies

Calories 175kcal

Author Kathleen

Ingredients

Cookies:

1 1/2 cups, plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon espresso powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
14 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 3/4 cups dark brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 large egg plus 1 large yolk

Glaze:

1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3/8 cup cocoa
4-8 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoon vanilla

Decorations (optional)

sprinkles, colored sugar, jimmies

Instructions

Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment; set aside.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa, espresso powder, baking soda, and baking powder; set aside.
Place butter in a large microwave-safe bowl and melt. Allow butter to cool.
When butter is cool, whisk in brown sugar, vanilla, and salt until there are no lumps. Mix in egg and egg yolk. Mix in flour mixture just until combined. Do not over stir.
Roll dough into 2 tablespoon balls. Place on prepared cookies sheet 2 inches apart. Do not flatten.
Bake cookies 1 sheet at a time in the preheated oven, rotating sheet halfway through baking until cookies are slightly puffy and edges have begun to set, about 15 minutes. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes then carefully transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before glazing.

Glaze:

In a medium mixing bowl sift together sugar and cocoa powder. Whisk in 4 tablespoons milk and vanilla until smooth. Add more milk, a little at a time to make a pourable glaze.
Set wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet. Place cookies 1/2 inch apart on wire rack. Spoon glaze on top of cookies. Let cookies set on a rack until glaze firms.

Notes

Mixing: First, you’ll want to make sure you mix the dry ingredients separately. This helps with ingredients dispersion and emulsify. It also means that you can do less mixing when you add the wet ingredients which inhibit gluten development. Less gluten equals softer melt-in-your-mouth cookies.
- That said, when you add the dry ingredients to the wet, you’ll want to mix only until combined. Don’t overmix!
Spacing: Also, be sure to leave plenty of space between cookies on the baking sheet. These little guys are gonna’ spread some and you don’t want them touching. Overcrowding prevents proper air circulation which can cause burning. Gotta keep these babies safe!

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