These Frosted Chocolate Sugar Cookies are very addicting and one cookie is never enough!
When I made these I knew keeping them around the house would be a mistake. Because I would not be able to stop eating them. So I took some to friends and they went crazy over them. One girl told me she ate three in a row and one for breakfast the next day. Yeah. They’re that good. The frosting is amazing on it’s own. I always use heavy whipping cream in my frosting in place of milk. It makes it so much better.
They’re a chocolate version of the cookies everyone goes crazy for at certain soda shops. You’ll love these if you’re a chocolate lover. And if you’re not, we can’t be friends. Well. We can. But I’ll think you’re weird.
Frosted Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Author: Mandy Bird
Ingredients
- Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1¼ cups sugar divided
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¾ cup oil
- 2 eggs
- 1½ tsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ cup baking cocoa
- 5 cups flour
- Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup butter softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup baking cocoa
- ½ cup cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
Directions
- For the cookies Preheat the oven to 350 F degrees. Place a silicone baking mat or parchment paper onto cookie sheets.
- In a mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter, sugar and powdered sugar.
- Add the oil and eggs and mix until well combined.
- Add the cornstarch, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, cocoa and flour. Mix to combine.
- Roll balls of dough into 1½ inch balls and place onto cookie sheets.
- In a shallow bowl place remaining ¼ cup sugar. Dip the bottom of a smooth glass into the sugar and flatten cookies until the edges begin to crack.
- Bake for 10 minutes and remove from oven. Place cookies on wire racks and allow to cool. Place in the fridge until ready to frost.
- For the frosting
- Place butter in a large bowl. Add the powdered sugar and cream and beat until fluffy. Add the vanilla and beat until well combined.
- Frost cold cookies and enjoy.
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For cookies is it 1/4 tsp baking cocoa?
It’s 1/2 cup baking cocoa, I’m sorry!
How many cookies does this recipe make?
About 2 dozen depending on size.
Hi. I’m just baking these now. I added 1/2 tsp cocoa powder but the cookies don’t look Brown? They are creamy colored like a regular sugar cookie. Your pic the cookies definitely look like chocolate cookies. What did I do wrong?
Oh my gosh, it’s 1/2 CUP not tsp, I’m sorry! I updated it.
1/2 cup baking soda is this right or 1/2 tsp.?
Oh! No it’s 1/2 tsp baking soda and 1/2 cup baking cocoa. I had them switched! Thanks for letting me know!