Chocolate Cut-out Cookies — aka. Reindeer Cookies

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
  • 1.5 cups buckwheat flour (sarassin)
  • 2/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla.

In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.

Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll.

Preheat oven to 350°.

On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with floured 3-in. cookie cutters. (Roll out the size of a cookie sheet and cut into 64 squares.) Place 1 in. apart on parchment lined baking sheets.

Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

ICING

For icing mix powdered sugar with milk and use a piping bag to doodle designs on your cookies.

Try making cookies with white chocolate powder.

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