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{Copycat} Archway Dutch Cocoa Cookies

Melanie - Gather for Bread
5 from 18 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Course Cookies
Cuisine Dessert
Servings 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups of all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa or Hershey's Special Dark cocoa *See Note*
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup of unsalted butter softened
  • 2 cups of sugar plus a little for sugar coating
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt. Stir and set aside.
  • Using a mixer combine the butter and sugar until creamed. Add eggs. Mix together. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture a little at a time until completely incorporated.
  • Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill until firm, 1-2 hours.
  • Roll the dough into 1 1/2 inch balls. Pour 1/3 cup sugar into a small bowl or rimmed dish.
  • Roll each ball in sugar to completely coat.
  • Bake for 11-12 minutes until set in the middle. Move to a cooling rack after 1-2 minutes.

Notes

Be careful not to over bake. Remove cookies after 11-12 minutes. Baking longer may mean that they harden as they cool. Let cool on a cookie sheet for one minute then move to rack to finish cooling.
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