Chocolate Sugar Plum Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE SUGAR PLUM COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix flour, baking powder and salt in large bowl; set aside. Beat butter in separate large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Gradually add flour mixture, beating until well blended after each addition. Add chocolate; mix well.
• Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Cut with assorted 3-inch cookie cutters; sprinkle with colored sugar. Place, 2 inches apart, on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 10 to 12 min. or until edges begin to brown. Cool on wire racks. Decorate with icing. Store in loosely covered container at room temperature.

CHOCOLATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla; beat until creamy, about 2 more minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to low; gradually add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated, about 2 more minutes.
• Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; form into disks. Wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour.
• Roll out the dough between floured sheets of parchment paper until about 1/4 inch thick. Chill 2 more hours.
• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Mist 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. Cut the dough into shapes; gather the scraps and reroll once to cut out more cookies. Arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until set, about 12 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
• Make the icing: Beat the confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and 3 to 4 tablespoons water in a bowl with a mixer on high speed until smooth and thick. Transfer to a resealable bag and snip a small corner. Pipe onto the cookies; sprinkle with coarse sugar. Let set 30 minutes.

GIANT CHOCOLATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Put butter and sugar into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in shortening (or additional butter). Add egg and vanilla; mix until creamy. Reduce speed to low. Gradually add flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
• Using a 2 1/2-inch ice cream scoop, drop dough onto baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing about 4 inches apart. Bake until edges are firm, 18 to 20 minutes. Let cool on sheets on wire racks. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container up to 2 days.

CHOCOLATE SUGAR DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Mix sugar, butter, egg, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Mix flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl.
• Beat flour mixture into sugar mixture slowly until well-combined, about 2 minutes. Stir chocolate chips into cookie dough.
• Spoon cookie dough onto the baking sheet, spaced about 2-inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

WONDERFUL SUGAR PLUM COOKIES RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar. Add confectioner's sugar and vegetable oil; mix well. Add vanilla extract and egg; mix well. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt. Add to first mixture; blend well. Fold in plums. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease cookie sheets. Grease fingertips, roll dough into walnut size balls. Dip into colored sugar and place on cookie sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Press down slightly with bottom of sugared glass. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool on cookie sheets 5 minutes. Then cool completely on a wire rack.

SUGAR PLUM COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven 350.
• degrees F.
• Chop your sugared gumdrops into small pieces, I use scissors, or a sugared or floured paring knife. A little tedious job, but once its done, the recipe is a breeze.
• Mix butter and sugar and cream well with wooden spoon.
• (If using hand mixer do not over beat the butter and sugar, this will make the butter ooozz out while baking and end up with a buttery greasy cookie.).
• Stir in the flour and the chopped gumdrops.( A tip is to use 1/4 cup of the flour tossed into the chopped gumdrops, so that they stay seperate after cutting.).
• Shape dough into balls. This doesnt want to hold together well, so just squeeze each ball tightly to form.
• Place onto cookie sheet.
• Press a greased glass into the granulated sugar, and then press down on each cookie to 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut the small drops into pieces and press a few into each cookie.
• Bake 10 minutes, or until edges are light golden.
• Remove to wire rack.
• Cool completely.
• You will see that these are crumbly to make balls, You might even think that they won't hold up.
• But do not add any more butter.
• That is the reason that the last drops are pressed into place before baking.

CHOCOLATE-CINNAMON SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Microwave butter, unsweetened chocolate, and milk chocolate in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl for 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, until butter is melted, about 2 minutes. Remove from the microwave and stir until chocolate is melted and combined.
• Stir 1/2 cup white and brown sugar into the melted chocolate mixture until well blended. Stir in egg and vanilla extract until completely blended.
• Mix together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a large bowl. Add chocolate mixture to flour mixture, mixing until well combined. Place dough in the refrigerator to cool for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place remaining 1/4 cup white sugar in a small, shallow bowl.
• Remove dough from the refrigerator and roll into 1-inch balls; knead dough before shaping if too firm. Roll balls in sugar, place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets, and flatten with the bottom of a glass or a spatula.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are set, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

SUGAR PLUMS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat eggs for 1 minute. Gradually add 1 cup sugar; beat 1 minute longer or until thickened. Stir in the almonds, coconut, dates and extracts. Transfer to an ungreased 11x7-in. baking dish., Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until browned and a thermometer reads 160°. Remove from the oven; stir. Let stand for 6-8 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Roll into 1-in. balls; roll in remaining sugar. Cool completely on waxed paper. Store in an airtight container.

EASY CHOCOLATE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, cocoa, softened butter, water and egg with spoon until soft dough forms.
• Shape into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Roll balls in powdered sugar. Place balls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookies sheets.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until tops are cracked and edges are set. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with additional powdered sugar, if desired. Store in airtight container at room temperature.

GIANT SUGAR PLUM COOKIES

Steps:

• To make the filling: Place plums, sugar and butter in saucepan; cook over low heat until juices flow.
• Heat to boil; simmer 3 minutes or until plums are tender when pierced.
• Add cornstarch/water mixture and cook until mixture is clear and thickened; stir in lemon juice and set aside to cool.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Cream butter and sugars.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla; stir in sifted dry ingredients.
• Chill dough one hour.
• Preheat oven to 400F and spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Roll dough on floured board to 1/8" thickness; cut into 3 1/2" circles.
• Work with only a portion of dough at a time for ease of handling.
• Cut a 1" hole in middle of half of the circles.
• Put 2 tablespoons plum filling on center of the other half of the circles.
• Top with holed circle and crimp edges decoratively with a fork.
• Arrange on a cookie sheet.
• Brush with egg and sprinkle with sugar.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until golden; cool on rack.