Rich Chocolate Cutout Cookies

A very rich, dark chocolate cutout cookie that bakes up almost black, great with milk. perfect to decorate for halloween. makes about 44 2-3 inch cookies. can also be used to make a hauted house. from martha stewart. prep time includes chill time.

Steps

Sift together flour , cocoa powder , baking powder , and salt into a large bowl.

With an electric mixer on medium , beat butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.

3-4 minute.

Beat in whole egg , yolk , and vanilla.

Reduce speed to low , and add flour mixture in three additions.

Shape dough into 2 disks , wrap each in plastic , and refrigerate until cold and firm , about 2 hrs.

Preheat oven to 375f remove 1 disk from refrigerator , and let stand until room temperature.

Lightly dust two large sheets of parchment with cocoa powder , and roll out disk of dough between sheets to a 1 / 4 inch thickness.

Transfer to a baking sheet , and freeze until very firm , about 15 minutes.

Remove top parchment sheet , use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.

Remove excess dough and space cookies evenly.

Re-freeze until firm.

Bake , rotating sheets halfway through , until firm , 10 to 12 minutes.

Transfer to wire racks and let cool completely.

Ingredients

all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, egg, egg yolk, vanilla extract