I grew up in a cat family.
Don’t get me wrong, I love cats. I love their different personalities and their willingness to curl up and cuddle with you. However, I don’t love their inability to go on walks, greet you at the door, and be your friend. Cats are more just there- rulers of the house (Trust me, one of my mom’s cats thinks he isn’t a cat but a king trapped in a cat’s body.)
I have always loved dogs. I did have the chance to grow up with a dog named Pete- he was a golden lab that belonged to my uncle but spent a great deal of time with my grandparents (just liked I did.) I loved running around the backyard with him and I think even as a five year old I was plotting of to steal him and take him home.
I gave up on trying to get a dog out of my parents because I eventually learned it just wasn’t going to happen. I decided a dog just wasn’t the right thing- until now.
I’d like you to meet Brittany’s two lovable goofs, spanky and buckwheat, that have slobbered their way into my heart….
I mean, how can you not help but love them?
So today, I am driving to look for a dog of my very own and I seriously feel like an expecting mother (without all the food cravings and gas…) What’s happens when I get excited? I bake. Seriously, I think it may be a bit of a problem.
I present to you the chocolate sugar cookie- for when a regular one isn’t enough and you are in need of a chocolate fix. I took my favorite sugar cookie recipe and added cocoa powder- super easy and super delicious.
Chocolate Sugar Cookies
By: erin
- Prep Time:
15 min - Cook Time:
10 min - Ready In:
25 min
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- Using the paddle attachment on your mixer, cream butter and sugar together. Add one egg at a time, making sure to incorporate each egg well, mix in vanilla. Add dry ingredients and continue to mix until dough comes together- let mixer continue for another two minutes.
- At this point you can put the dough in the refrigerator for later use or roll out onto a floured surface and cut.
- Bake on a parchment covered try for 8-10 minutes. With the chocolate, it may be hard to tell when they are done. The edges should be firm and the middle should still be slightly soft.
- Top with your favorite icing or frosting. I use the Wilton Royal icing with a little cocoa powder.
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I’d just like to share that my parents cats (and my cats when I lived at home) always greet us at the door and want to snuggle.
Yum, YUM and Y-U-M. I love sugar cookies…but with cocoa powder?! Oh. My. Gosh. I cannot wait to try these! And good luck with the dog search! I hope the right one finds you soon! My two are truly one of the best things that have happened to this household!
These are so cute!!
Good luck finding a dog. I had a maltese shih-tzu and she was just gorgeous. The most beautiful dog ever. I’m hoping we will get another dog soon.
Your dogs are adorable and I love how the cookies are shaped like bones
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Thanks everyone! I have a new addition to my family coming on Tuesday in the form of a 5 year old husky named Radar- I am so excited!