My son wants a party to have a party and he chose a Gingerbread Man party. Not everyone loves gingerbread so I thought to make some chocolate "gingerbread" men for them to decorate along with the traditional ginger variety. These are very chocolaty and I'm sure they'll be a big hit.
chocolate cutout cookies (Taste of Home)
1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cups cocoa powder (I used Hershey's, of course)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, cocoa, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk; cover. Refrigerate 30 minutes or until firm enough to roll.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with floured 3-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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