Double chocolate flavored pizza cookies decorated with fall themed M&Ms and frosting.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 23 minutesminutes
Total Time 33 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
4tablespoonsunsalted buttersoftened
4tablespoonsshortening
3tablespoonsunsweetened cocoa powder(I used Hershey's Dark)
½cupgranulated sugar
¼cuplight brown sugarpacked
½teaspoonvanilla extract
1large eggroom temperature
⅜teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonbaking powder
1cupall-purpose flour
1cupextra dark chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line two 9-inch round cake pans with nonstick foil or circles of parchment paper.
In a mixing bowl, using low speed of an electric mixer, beat the butter, shortening and cocoa powder until well mixed. Gradually add both sugars, increasing speed to medium and scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat in the vanilla extract and egg. When well mixed, add the salt and baking powder and beat until incorporated.
By hand, gradually stir in the flour, followed by the chocolate chips.
Divide batter in half and spread each half in a lined cake pan for form a circle. Leave a ½ inch gap between the dough and the edge of the pan.
Bake cookies on center rack at 325F for 20 minutes or until set.
Let cool completely in pan. When cool, lift from pan and frost with your favorite frosting.