Chocolate Swig Cookies

Chocolate Swig Cookies

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 36-48 cookies, depending on how large you make them

Ingredients

COOKIES:

• 1 C butter, softened
• 1 1/4 C sugar
• 3/4 C powdered sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2/3 C vegetable or canola oil
• 3 3/4 C + 2 Tb flour
• 1 C unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 C sugar (for pressing into the cookies)

FROSTING:

• 1/2 C butter, softened
• 2 C powdered sugar
• 1/2 C cocoa powder
• 1/3 C cream (or half and half)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• dash salt

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

2. Into your stand mixer place 1 C softened butter, 1 1/4 C sugar and 3/4 C powdered sugar. Cream together for 2 minutes or until light and fluffy.

3. Add 2 eggs, 2/3 C oil (vegetable or canola oil works best) and 1 tsp vanilla and beat for an additional 2 minutes, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl once or twice.

4. Into a separate bowl place 3 3/4 C + 2 Tb flour, 1 C unsweetened cocoa powder, 1/2 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp salt. Toss the ingredients together until well combined. Add the dry ingredient to the creamed mixer and mix just until combined.

5. Spray 4 large cookie sheets with cooking spray, scoop the dough into balls and place them evenly on the sheets.

6. Pour 1/4 C sugar into a small bowl. Spray the bottom of a drinking glass with cooking spray and dip it into the sugar. Press the glass over the top of the dough balls, loading the bottom of the glass with sugar before pressing it into each cookie. Be careful not to get the cookies too thin. They are better on the thick side. They should be at least 1/4 inch tall (or more 🙂 ).

7. Bake for 8 minutes, or just until there are cracks that begin to form on the outer edge of the pressed portion of the cookie. You want to be sure and not over bake, here. The edges should be slightly crisp, but the centers still soft. Take the pan out of the oven and allow them to continue cooking for about 1 minute on the hot cookie sheet.

8. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.

9. To make the frosting place 1/2 C softened butter, 2 C powdered sugar, 1/2 C cocoa powder, 1/3 C cream or half and half, 1 tsp vanilla and a dash of salt into a medium sized mixing bowl. Beat with electric beaters (or use your stand mixer) until smooth and creamy.

10. Frost each cookie.

source : http://jamiecooksitup.net

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