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Mexican Chocolate Cookies

Mexican Chocolate Cookies

Sharon My Ideas
This cookie has a warm undertone of cinnamon but finishes with a hint of heat from ancho chile pepper, it's a delicacy I really hope you try.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
cool and ice 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 5 dozen
Calories 94 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups (225g) all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cups (94g) cocoa
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 tsp ancho chile pepper
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar
  • ¾ cups unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 1 cup (168g) powdered sugar
  • 1½ tbsp whole milk

Instructions
 

  • preheat oven to 350°, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside
  • sift together and then set aside, flour, cocoa, salt, cinnamon and ancho chile pepper
  • cream together butter and sugar
  • add vanilla and egg, combine well
  • add dry ingredients to butter mixture until well combined
  • chill dough for at least 60 min
  • roll out dough to ¼" thickness and cut out with small cookie or biscuit cutter
  • bake 8-10 minutes and let cool completely
  • combine powdered sugar and milk, drizze over cookies. let set

Notes

serving size is two cookies

Nutrition

Calories: 94kcal
Keyword christmas cooke, cinnamon chocolate, holiday baking, mexican chocolate, spicy cookie
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