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Recipe courtesy of Christy Hyer

Show: Food Network Specials

Episode: Paula's Cookie Swap

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Top Secret Chocolate Cookies (03:24)

Total:: 2 hr 45 min
Prep:: 20 min
Inactive:: 2 hr
Cook:: 25 min

Yield:: 2 1/2 dozen

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
White Sanding sugar, for garnish

Directions

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In a large bowl, add the butter and sugar and cream together with a hand mixer. Add the eggs and vanilla extract to the creamed mixture and mix until combined. In a medium bowl, mix the cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, and salt. Slowly add the dry ingredients and continue mixing until incorporated.

Roll the dough into 2 logs that are about 2-inches high and 1-foot long. Wrap them in waxed paper and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Once thoroughly chilled, slice the cookies into 1/2-inch thick rounds and cover with sanding sugar. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet and bake for 10 minutes.

Remove to a wire rack to cool.

A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. It has not been tested for home use.

My Private Notes

Name: Top Secret Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT2H45M0.000S
Yield: 2 1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 2 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 2 cups sugar; 2 large eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; White Sanding sugar, for garnish