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Floppy Disc Cookies

Yields 16 cookies

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The things you’ll need

Ingredients

• 2 cups 1-to-1 gluten free flour
• ½ cup dark cocoa powder
• ½ cup packed light brown sugar
• ¼ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Equipment

• Medium mixing bowl
• Small mixing bowl
• Whisk
• Spatula
• Rolling pin
• Baking sheet lined with parchment paper
• 3 ½-inch square cookie cutter
• Small knife
• White, grey, red, black, orange royal icing in decorating bags fitted with #2 tips
• Silver luster dust
• Small paint brush

Let’s get started!

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the gluten free flour, cocoa powder, sugars and salt.
3. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, butter, and vanilla.
4. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture, add the wet ingredients and stir until well combined.
5. Divide the dough into 2 discs and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to overnight.
6. Position the rack in the middle of the oven, and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
7. On a lightly gluten free floured or cocoa powdered surface, roll out the dough ¼ inch thick. Cut out cookies and using a small knife, cut a small piece of one corner of each cookie. Place them 1 inch apart on the baking sheet
8. Bake until cookies are firm to the touch, 8 to 10 minutes.
9. Let cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

Time to decorate!

1. Using the white icing, pipe and fill in a white rectangle onto each cookie for the floppy disk label.
2. Using the grey icing, pipe and fill in a grey rectangle below the white for the floppy disk shutter.
3. Allow icing to harden slightly, about 15 minutes.
4. Using a small dry brush, dust each grey rectangle with silver luster dust.
5. Use the red and black royal icing to make an 8-bit heart. Use the orange, white, and black to make a fox.
6. TaDa! Back your taste buds up on these floppy disc cookies!