Having a Strawberry Tea fundraiser or a large dinner party?
These dessert size cookies will be the crowning glory of any large gathering. Not
only feast to the eye, they are delicious.
SOFT COCOA CAKE COOKIES
1/2 cup unsalted butter, soft
1/2 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 egg
1 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup cocoa
1 Tbsp or more heavy cream
fresh strawberries for decoration
- Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat the butter and sugars until well combined.
- Add the vanilla, egg and beat until fluffy.
- Add the flour, baking soda, and cocoa and stir with a wooden spoon until well combined.
- Add the cream one tablespoon at a time if needed.
- Refrigerate the dough for an hour.
- Meanwhile make the chocolate glaze and the buttercream.
- Wash and dry the strawberries and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Roll the dough into 12 balls and place them on prepared baking sheets.
- Place in the oven and bake for approximately ten to 12 minutes.
- Transfer to a wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes.
- While still a little warm spread the tops with chocolate glaze.
- Let the cookies cool to room temperature and using a large star tip pipe around the edge of each cookie creating a nest for the strawberries.
- Depending on size halve or quarter the strawberries and place them in the center of each cookie.
