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Whole Wheat Chocolate Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies

February 9, 2011 by Joy the Baker 241 Comments

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Alright people.  Suit up.  Gather your armor.  We’ve got another holiday to dive into.

I’m talking about Valentine’s Day.

Now listen…. I don’t care where you stand on the Valentine’s Day issue.  I don’t care if you’re single or married or smitten or bitter.  Valentine’s Day exists… there’s no ignoring it.  Flag day we can ignore.  Arbor day we can half acknowledge…. but Valentine’s Day, we just have to get in there and deal with.

It’s like going to the dentist… but more romantic (or something).

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Maybe you can sorta tell how I feel about Valentine’s Day.  Maybe you can sorta tell I’m not that into it.  I’m not angry or bitter… it’s just never been a day that’s bowled me over.  Wait… is that an expression?

When I was 17, my first boyfriend made me something from his pottery class for Valentine’s Day… that he then took back and gave to another girl.  It sounds way more upsetting than it actually was.  I remember totally not caring.  Aaaannnnddd…that’s that.  Moving on.

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Let me tell you about these cookies.  They’re certainly not your typical rolled out sugar cookie.

These cookies are loaded with good quality cocoa powder and stone ground whole wheat flour.  I like them quite a lot.  They’re slightly crisp around the edges and soft in the center.  The cocoa adds… you know… lots of yumyum.  The whole wheat flour adds a nuttiness and makes the cookies more of a mouthful than plain old all-purpose flour.  I love the combination.

I topped these cookies with a generous sprinkling of granulated sugar and thought they were just divine.

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I bought myself two awesome early Valentine’s Day presents.

The Jamie at Home cookbook.  So beautiful!  I mean… swooooon!  I can’t wait to dive into this book.

And, of course, Ree’s new book.  And she signed it.  And all is well.

Boooya(kah)!

Whole Wheat Chocolate Brown Sugar Sugar Cookies

Makes:  about three dozen cookies

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1 cup whole wheat flour

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Line two baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flours, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder.  Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fit with a paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugars.  Beat until well incorporated.  Stop the mixer and scrape down the bowl.  Add the egg.  Beat on medium speed until mixture is glossy and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Stop mixer and add the dry ingredients all at once.  Mix on low speed until all of the flour is incorporated  Stop mixer and finish incorporating ingredients with a spatula.  Spoon batter out onto a sheet of waxed paper, and form loosely into a log.  Roll and seal cookie dough and chill in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

Once chilled, divide dough in half and place one half on a lightly floured counter surface.  Lightly flour a rolling pin and roll out dough to a 1/4-inch thickness.  Use a heart shaped (or whatever) cookie cutter to cut out cookies and place dough on prepared baking sheet.  Very lightly brush cookies with water and sprinkle with granulated or turbinado sugar.

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.  Remove from the oven, allow to rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Roll and cut cookies, re-rolling the dough once or twice, until all cookies are cut and baked.

Cookies will last, in an airtight container at room temperature, for up to five days.

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  1. Milzo

    December 22, 2014 at 2:20 pm

    They look good..and I am whipping up a batch now..my only problem with the directions is that it said to pre-heat the oven which I did but then later said to chill it in the fridge for 2 hours.

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  2. Paula B.

    May 29, 2014 at 10:12 pm

    I add a teaspoon of vanilla and could eat a batch of raw dough, since I use flaxseed “egg”. This is a fabulous recipe.

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  3. Deborah Chapman

    February 12, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    Hello Joy made these cookiesx today I had everything on hand they are very good. I also made an extra bactch if dough and put it in the freezer. .I did not have a heart shape cookie cutter so I used the small round cutter. I made one tray if cookies with turbinado sugar and the second tray with regular granulated sugar and I ate about 7 cookies, I love these cookies thank you for sharing.

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