Chocolate Dipped Sugar Cookies
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Chocolate Dipped Sugar Cookies
Description
This recipe produces sugar cookies creamed from butter and granulated sugar, combined with eggs, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, and salt. After chilling the dough, it is rolled to half-inch thickness and cut into rounds. The cookies bake at 375°F for 12 minutes to a tender yet structured texture.
Once cooled, one half of each cookie is dipped into melted semi-sweet chocolate, then sprinkled with crushed candy cane. The chocolate sets, adding a rich coating contrasting the delicate cookie base and a minty crunch from the candy.
This treat works well during holidays or as a festive dessert option, bringing together classic sugar cookie flavor with a chocolate mint twist. The dough chilling step helps the cookies hold their shape, and baking time yields a slight crispness without dryness.
Ingredients
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 cup unsalted butter 226g, 2 sticks
- 1 cup granulated sugar 200g
- 2 egg
- 4 cups all-purpose flour 480g
- 3/4 cup cornstarch 96g
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 3g
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 5mL
- 1 cup chocolate chips 175g, semi-sweet
- ½ cup candy cane crushed
Instructions
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Preheat to 375 degrees F.
- In a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar together.
- Add eggs.
- On low, mix in flour, cornstarch and salt.
- Add vanilla.
- Separate dough into two parts. Wrap in plastic and chill for about an hour.
- Roll out between two pieces of parchment paper.
- Roll to a ½ inch thickness.
- With a cookie cutter, cut out circles
- Place cookies on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 12 minutes.
- Let cool.
- Melt chocolate in a bowl.
- Dip half the cookie into melted chocolate.
- Sprinkle crushed candy cane over cookies.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 26g | |
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 3mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 76mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 38mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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