Description
These Chocolate Sugar Cookies would make a fun dessert for spring!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cup baking cocoa
- 1 TBSP baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Frosting:
- 1/4 cup butter (softened_
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 3 TBSP milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat
- Mix together the butter, sugar, eggs, and milk until well combined
- In a separate bowl stir together the dry ingredients, flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt
- Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter/sugar mixture
- On a lightly floured surface roll out 1/3 of dough until 3/8 inch thick
- Use desired cookie cutter and place cut outs on cookie sheet
- Bake for 9-10 minutes until just set and cookies are barely cracked
- Transfer cookies onto cooling rack and allow to completely cool before frosting
To make the frosting:
- Mix butter and add cream cheese
- Add remaining ingredients and beat together with mixer
- Continue to mix until light and smooth (add food coloring if desired)
- Add to cooled cookies and top off with sprinkles