Cookie Recipes - Cocoa Wedding Cakes

 

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups/225 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 2/3 cup/100 g cornstarch/corn flour

• 2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 1 cup/250 g butter, softened

• 1/4 cup/50 g granulated sugar

• 2/3 cup/100 g confectioners'/icing sugar, to dust

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Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F/170°C/gas 3. Line three cookie sheets with parchment paper.

2. Sift the flour, cornstarch, cocoa, and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy.

3. Mix in the dry ingredients to make a smooth dough. Form heaping teaspoons of the dough into balls the size of walnuts and place 2 inches (5 cm) apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

4. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 35-40 minutes, or until pale gold. Cool on the sheets until the cookies firm slightly.

5. Transfer to racks to finish cooling. Put the confectioners' sugar in a small bowl and dip in the cookies until well coated.