Soft Chocolate Sugar Cookies Recipe | King Arthur Baking

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup (85g) semisweet chocolate, divided*
• 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, cold; cubed
• 2/3 cup (142g) light brown sugar or dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon King Arthur Pure Vanilla Extract or vanilla bean paste
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon table salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/8 teaspoon espresso powder
• 1 1/4 cups (150g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
• 1/4 cup (21g) King Arthur Double Dark Cocoa Blend or King Arthur Triple Cocoa Blend
• 1/4 cup (50g) granulated sugar
• pinch of table salt
• 1 1/2 cups (170g) confectioners' sugar, sifted if lumpy
• 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 to 2 tablespoons (14g to 28g) milk or water