iced chocolate cutout cookies

Name: Iced Chocolate Cutout Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) butter, unsalted; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 cup(s) sour cream; 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 4 cup(s) flour; 1 cup(s) cocoa unsweetned powder; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt, (omit if using salted butter); ## CHOCOLATE ICING; 3/4 cup(s) butter, room temperature; 3/4 cup(s) high ratio shortening like sweetex, do not use crisco as crisco will become watery; 2 pound(s) sifted powdered sugar; 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract; 2 cup(s) semi-sweet chocolate chips melted; - whole milk for thinning your icing

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Susan Bartley

Beaverton, OR

Updated on Mar 25, 2015

These are a favorite around my house. I just use a 2 inch scalloped edge cookie cutter to make mine and I get over 9 dozen cookies from one batch! Also so I get perfectly uniform cookies I take and place a 1/4 inch dowel on either side of the dough I'm going to roll out and run my rolling pin over them. It makes for a perfect thickness and every cookie is just perfect! Enjoy

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Bake

yield makes several dozen, all depends on the size of cookie cutter you use.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, unsalted
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
4 cups flour
1 cup cocoa unsweetned powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt, (omit if using salted butter)
CHOCOLATE ICING
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup high ratio shortening like sweetex, do not use crisco as crisco will become watery
2 pounds sifted powdered sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- whole milk for thinning your icing

How To Make iced chocolate cutout cookies

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Line cookie sheets with bakers parchment paper.

Step 2

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder. Set aside.
Step 3

Combine sugar and butter in mixing bowl and beat till creamy. Add eggs and beat till light and fluffly. Now beat in the sour cream and vanilla extract.
Step 4

Add all dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and stir together.
Step 5

Now take about 1/3rd of the dough and roll out to about 1/4 of an inch thick and cut into desired shapes and place on cookie sheet. I use a 2" round scalloped edge cookie cutter. Bake at 350 for 8 minutes. It's not necessary to refrigerate the dough first.
Step 6

While cookies are cooling make your icing.
Step 7

In mixing bowl combine butter, shortening, powdered sugar and vanilla. Using flat paddle mix well, add milk to thin to spreading consistency. Beat for 8 minutes, than add melted chocolate and beat another 5 minutes.
Step 8

Frost cooled cookies and enjoy! Store cookies in an air tight container for future enjoyment.
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