Chocolate {Valentine} Cutout Cookies

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 Tbsp extra-strong coffee or chocolate liqueur *(I used Vanilla with instant coffee mixed in)
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt

Instructions

1. Cream together the butter and sugars for 2 minutes.
2. Scrape the bowl and cream the mixture for an additional minute. Beat in the egg
3. and coffee or liqueur. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Add the flour mixture 1 cup at a time to the butter mixture. Mix well.
4. Divide dough and chill. Bake 6 to 8 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow cookies to cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack. This dough can be frozen.
Icing
5. Ice with Royal Icing. Color with Americolor Super Red and Americolor Deep Pink