Dark Chocolate Cinnamon Holiday Cookies

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
• ½ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 ½ cups flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp cinnamon

For Icing

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tsp milk (or enough to form a thick, thick glaze)

Instructions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. 2
   Cream together the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until just blended.
3. 3
   In another bowl, sift the cocoa into the flour. Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
4. 4
   Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat until combined and a soft dough forms.
5. 5
   Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to ¼” thick. Cut out cookies with holiday cutters and place on a greased or parchment paper lined baking sheet.
6. 6
   Bake cookies for 12 minutes then cool on wired racks.
7. 7
   To make icing, mix together the powdered sugar and milk until desired thick consistency is met. Spread icing over cooled cookies and decorate with sprinkles!