Ingredients
- COOKIES
- 5 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
- 1 3/4 cups light brown sugar (packed)
- 3 large eggs (beaten)
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/3 cup water (boiling water, approximately)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
- COCOA GLAZE
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup milk (approximately)
- 1 tablespoon water boiling water (approximately)
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F.
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Step 2: Sift dry ingredients together and set aside.
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Step 3: Cream butter and sugar together.
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Step 4: Add enough boiling water to cocoa to make a paste.
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Step 5: Beat into butter mixture.
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Step 6: Stir in milk, cinnamon and vanilla.
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Step 7: Add flour mixture and stir to make a stiff dough.
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Step 8: Roll out and cut out cookies.
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Step 9: Place 2" apart on greased cookie sheet.
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Step 10: Bake at 375° until lightly browned, about 10-15 minutes.
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Step 11: Cool completely.
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Step 12: For the glaze, combine butter and milk in top of double boiler and heat just until butter melts.
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Step 13: Add enough boiling water to cocoa to make a paste.
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Step 14: Stir cocoa mixture into butter mixture.
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Step 15: Add vanilla, then powdered sugar.
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Step 16: If glaze is too thick, add a little more milk.
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Step 17: Frost cookies when cool.
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