Description
(Chocolate Rum Cookies)
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark rum
- 2 large eggs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In a bowl whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butte and sugar until light and fluffy and beat in rum. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, Gradually beat in flour mixture and beat just until dough is blended well. Form scant 1/4-cup measures of dough into balls and arrange about 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets.
- Bake cookies in middle of oven in batches until tops begin to crack, about 15 minutes, and transfer with a metal spatula to racks to cool.
