CAROL'S CHOCOLATE DISCO COOKIES

Last week Carol made these fantastic chocolate cookies.  The recipe called for sanding sugar, but we had only shimmering sugar on hand.    

We ended up with chocolate disco cookies, but the taste was not compromised.  Here is the recipe.  Taken from Martha Stewart's cookies.  BTW--Carol is in heaven in her new kitchen.  I think she may give me the boot.

GRAMMY'S CHOCOLATE COOKIES  (actual recipe name)

2 cups, plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour

3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/4 cups (2 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature 

2 cups sugar

2 large eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Sanding sugar for rolling, or shimmering if you want disco cookies

1-Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl

2-In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.  Add eggs and vanilla, and beat to combine.  Reduce speed to low, and gradually add flour mixture; beat to combine.  Form dough into a flattened disk, wrap with plastic wrap, and chill until firm, about 1 hour.

3- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Shape dough into 1 1/4" balls.  Roll each ball in sanding sugar.  Place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, about 1 1/2 inches apart.  Bake until set, 10 to 12 minutes, rotating halfway through.  Transfer to a rack to cool for 5 minutes.  Transfer cookies from baking sheet to wire rack.  Cookies can be stored between layers of parchment paper in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

Enjoy!!
 

 

Comments

[Nickie Frye]

YUM! Carol is quite a master in the kitchen!

[pink]

woww looks really yummy

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[Gabriella]

These look pretty and tasty...I lke the name too! lol I'll have to make them soon.

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[Style Odyssey]

they're almost too pretty to eat!

[Faux Fuchsia]

what's sanding sugar Judy? Is it like icing sugar (which I think you'd call powdered sugar)??? They look fab.

[Caddy]

That lovely patterned plate to compliment the cookies. I love the pink blush tone.

[Belinda]

Oh, they sound and look delicious! Chocolate is a wonderful thing. Carol is quite the chef and baker, and it seems that she will make terrific use of the new kitchen! I love the plate too...pretty please, would you share what pattern it is? :-)

[The Owl's Closet]

Oh wow! Carol is so talented in the kitchen:) I love the disco effect of the cookies! I'm sure it's tasty, too!

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[Anna]

YUM!
a must try!

[Petra]

Ahaha, did she name them after the Japanese pop song "Chocolate Disco"?

[Georgia]

Perfect plate to acompany the cookies, might give this one a go sans the disco

[k]

ooh, i've made these many times before, but love them with so much sparkle!

[Jane H.]

Pretty!

[Jen]

I put these on my list to try, and finally got around to baking them yesterday. I accidentally left them in the oven a tad too long (oops) but they still taste great! :) thanks for sharing the recipe!!

I did have an issue with the sanding sugar though - I went to the store and looked around and finally asked a salesperson (she had no idea what i was talking about) and ultimately could not find it. Do i have to go somewhere special to get it? i find it ridiculous that Safeway did not have it.

[Jiya]

Yummy

[Chocolate cookies]

This disco cookies are looking yummy and delicious.http://www.vivamagonline.com/index.php Your really very talented to make such chocolate cookies. Im gonna try for sure, will the taste sounds good..? Very good job!!!

[seo companies]

Cookies are most commonly baked until crisp or just long enough that they remain soft, but some kinds of cookies are not baked at all.

[Fretzie]

I really love to cook cookies, this cookie is new from my eyes so I must try this for a new! http://www.chickenhouses.net.au/

[Helena]

I’m going to make the chocolate disco cookies this week, thanks for recipe.

[Dijeta]

These cookies look great. I will try to make a cookies according to this recipe