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Chocolate Sugar Cookies

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September 23, 2016 By Leigh Anne6 Comments

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These Chocolate Sugar Cookies take sugar cookies to a whole new level!  Just like your favorite chocolate cookies from SWIG, but now you can have them any time!

swig copy cat chocolate sugar cookie

If you haven’t been to Utah, you may not know what a Swig Sugar Cookie is.  Swig is a chain of drive thru soda shops that serve some amazing cookies.  And I like to visit every time I am in Utah.

chocolate frosted chocolate sugar cookie

But sometimes you get a craving for a chocolate sugar cookie when you aren’t in Utah.  That is when you just have to make your own.  These cookies are soft, chocolatey and delicious!  They are the kind of cookie you have to share with your neighbors so you don’t eat them all!

chocolate sugar cookie on cooking rack

These sugar cookies are formed by rolling them into a ball and smashing them with a glass.  That is what gives them their split edges. And these cookies are big!!  I used my large muffin scoop instead of my cookies scoop.  That is about 1/3 cup of dough for each cookie.

Get the bottom of a glass wet and then dip it into sugar. Then press down on the ball of dough to flatten.  You will need to re-dip into the sugar before each cookie.

smashed chocolate sugar cookie dough

They bake for only 8 minutes.  Don’t over bake them!  After they bake and cool, ice them with a yummy chocolate buttercream.

frosted swig style chocolate sugar cookies

 

Chocolate Sugar Cookie Recipe

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5 from 2 votes

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Soft and delicious chocolate sugar cookies, just like your favorite soda shop makes them! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword chocolate cookies, chocolate sugar cookies, sugar cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 23 minutes
Servings 24 cookies
Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 1½ cups sugar divided
  • ¾ cup powdered sugar
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1½ teaspoons cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon cream of tarter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsweeetened cocoa
  • 5 cups flour

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • ¼ cup un sweetened cocoa
  • ½ cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, 1 cup of sugar and the powdered sugar. Add vegetable oil and eggs and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, combine cornstarch, baking soda, cream of tarter, salt, cocoa and flour and stir to mix..
  • Add to wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until well incorporated.
  • Roll dough into 1-2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet. I used a large scoop that holds about 1/3 cup of dough
  • Put ¼ c of sugar into a bowl.
  • Dampen the bottom of a smooth bottomed glass and press it into the sugar to coat the bottom of the glass. Then press the sugar-coated-glass into the cookie dough balls and lightly press down until your dough begins to flatten and the edges around the glass begin to split.
  • Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes.
  • Cool cookies on a cooling rack and then put them in the fridge until you are ready to frost them.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

  • Combine butter, powdered sugar, cocoa and heavy cream in a medium mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Add vanilla and mix until smooth.
  • Frost cooled cookies.

Notes

recipe from Chef in Training.

Nutrition

Calories: 425kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 445IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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 Swig Style Chocolate Sugar Cookies

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Comments

  1. Kathryn Soma

    October 17, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    This looks delicious and am dying to try it! But I want to know what kind of cocoa you use. Unsweetened cocoa powder or regular cocoa (the kind kids drink)?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne

      October 17, 2016 at 5:50 pm

      Kathryn, I use unsweetened cocoa powder

      Reply
  2. Stacy Shipley

    November 20, 2016 at 1:23 pm

    What is the best way to store these cookies?

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne

      November 20, 2016 at 2:14 pm

      They freeze well or just store in an airtight container.

      Reply
  3. Erin

    August 18, 2017 at 9:54 am

    I just popped these in the oven. Can’t wait to give them a try. It’s the first day of school here in Oklahoma, which calls for cookies after school. Thanks for the recipe.

    Reply
  4. Yvonne

    April 27, 2019 at 10:20 pm

    Another one of your great cookie recipes. I like that these are not too sweet and the texture is delicate.

    Reply
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