Chocolate Skeleton Cookies
You’ll never look at gingerbread men cookie cutters the same way again.
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- Yields:
- 3 dz.
- Total Time:
- 55 mins
Ingredients
- 2 c.
all-purpose flour
- 1/4 c.
unsweetened cocoa
- 1/4 c.
unsweetened black cocoa (we like King Arthur)
- 1/2 tsp.
baking soda
- 1/4 tsp.
kosher salt
- 3/4 c.
unsalted butter
- 3/4 c.
granulated sugar
- 1
large egg
- 2 tsp.
pure vanilla extract
Royal Icing, for decorating
Directions
- Step 1In medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoas, baking soda, and salt.
- Step 2Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg, then vanilla. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture, mixing until incorporated.
- Step 3Shape dough into 2 disks and roll each between 2 sheets of waxed paper to 1/8 inches thick. Chill until firm, 30 minutes in refrigerator or 15 minutes in freezer.
- Step 4Heat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. Using cocoa dusted cookie cutters, cut out cookies. Place on prepared sheets. Reroll, chill, and cut scraps.
- Step 5Bake, rotating positions of baking sheets halfway through, until cookies are light golden brown around edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.
- Step 6Prepare royal icing. Transfer a piping bag fitted with a small round tip, then pipe bones onto each man and let dry.
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