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| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 10 mins |
| Total Time: | 40 mins |
| Servings: | 24 |
| Yield: | 24 servings |
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour, or as needed
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup cocoa powder
- 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Sift flour and baking powder together in a bowl. Beat white sugar and butter together in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy; beat in eggs. Stir creamed butter mixture, cocoa powder, 2 tablespoons liqueur, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract into flour mixture until dough is just combined.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead, adding flour as needed to keep from dough sticking to your hands. Roll dough, 1 to 2 tablespoons per cookie, in your hands and form a log-shape; twirl log into desired shape. Place cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are lightly browned, about 10 minutes.
- Stir confectioners’ sugar, 2 tablespoons liqueur, water, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a bowl until icing is creamy. Dip cookies into icing. Place a piece of waxed paper under a wire rack and place cookies on wire rack to cool.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 204 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 36 g |
| Cholesterol | 41 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 122 mg |
| Sugars | 20 g |
| Fat | 5 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
tastes like my wife’s , but I loved it…
I was so hungry for deeply flavored Chocolate Cookies (without Chocolate Chips or icing) and I had a hard time finding this recipe. These are not just for Christmas, but anytime! They are delicious – but I cut the icing to 1/4 of what they said and drizzled it over them – plenty! Very orangy, but I love a chocolate orange flavor. I think you could substitute cherry and make them chocolate cherry flavored, too.
my cookies are a hit !! made a a lot for xmas day and for new year too