Chocolate Marzipan Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 (7 ounce) package marzipan, cut into chunks
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• powdered sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees. line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 in a food processor, combine both sugars and the marzipan. process until they resemble a fine sand, about 1 minute
• 3 transfer mixture to a large bowl. add the butter, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, salt and egg.
• 4 use an electric mixter to beat until smooth, scraping down the bowl once during mixing, about 2 minute.
• 5 add flour and cocoa powder and mix until incorporated, scraping down the bowl once dufing mixing, about 1 minute the dough should be very stiff.
• 6 baking in batches, drop 1 t. balls of dough on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches around all sides. bake on the oven's lower rack until cookies are flat and have a crackled surface, about 10 minute.
• 7 the cookies will be very soft. let them cool for 5 minute on the baking sheet, then transfer to a rack to cook completely. if desired, once the cookies are cool, dust them with powdered sugar.