May 19: Devil's Food Chocolate Cake Cookies

Devil's Food Chocolate Cake Cookies

Ingredients:

Cookies
8 tablespoons (4 oz) unsalted butter or 1/2 cup (3.4 oz) shortening
2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1/2 cup whole or 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups (8 oz) all-purpose flour

Frosting
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
4 tablespoons (2 oz) butter, room temperature
1/3 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons whole milk
Sprinkles, for decorating

1. Preheat the oven to 350 and place a rack in the center. Have ready two ungreased baking sheets.
2. Make the cookies: Combine the butter and chocolate in a microwave-safe mixing bowl and microwave at 50% power for 1 minute. Stir well. Repeat until the chocolate is fully melted. Set aside and let cool completely.
3. When cool, whisk in the brown sugar, followed by the egg, milk, vanilla, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour gradually until you have a thick, sticky batter.
4. Drop well-rounded teaspoonfuls of batter about 2 1/2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake one sheet at a time for 10-12 minutes, or until the tops appear set. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
5. Make the frosting: In a mixing bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the confectioners' sugar and butter together at medium speed until creamy. Beat in the cocoa powder and vanilla. Add the milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you get a nice spreading consistency. Spread the frosting on the cookies and decorate with sprinkles.

 Cookies:

About 2 minutes stirring every 30 seconds

Addition of brown sugar

Addition of milk, egg, vanilla, baking soda and salt

Addition of flour

Rounded teaspoons

 Frosting:

Thoughts: I hate making frosting. It is something that I prefer buying because I usually hate the taste of my own. I didn't whisk it well enough because it was a little grainy and there were small specks of powdered sugar that didn't mix when I was frosting these. I cooked these for exactly 10 minutes. It made a lot!! Patrick liked the cookie and I thought it was a little bland. It would've been better if I had used Devil's Food cake mix and store bought frosting!