Easy Holiday Cocoa Sugar Cookies

Name: Easy Holiday Cocoa Sugar Cookies
Yield: Makes about forty 2 1/2-inch cookies
Ingredients: 1 , large egg; 1 1/2 teaspoons, espresso powder; 3/4 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/3 cup (1 ounce), Dutch-processed cocoa powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 cup (7 ounces), granulated sugar; 16 tablespoons, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and chilled; 2 2/3 cups (10 2/3 ounces), confectioners' sugar; 2 , large egg whites; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/8 teaspoon, salt

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 2017

Desserts or Baked Goods

Make Ahead

Most roll-and-cut cookies force you to battle rock-hard dough and then rarely even taste good. We wanted it all: ease, good looks, and a crisp, buttery crumb.

SERVESMakes about forty 2 1/2-inch cookies

TIME1¾ hours, plus 1½ hours chilling and 1½ hour resting

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our holiday roll-and-cut cocoa sugar cookies taste as great as they are easy to make. For a crisp and sturdy texture with no hint of graininess, we made superfine sugar by grinding granulated sugar briefly in the food processor, and we adde...

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