Name: Chocolate Roll-Out Cookies
Yield: Makes about 60 small or 20 large cookies
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional); 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature; 1 1/3 cups sugar; 1 large egg; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; Sprinkles or other sugar decorations (optional); Royal Icing (optional)

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Chocolate Roll-Out CookiesNoel Barnhurst

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