Little Chocolate Skeleton Men Cookies Recipe

Instructions

1. Cream the butter and sugars in a large bowl. Beat in the egg, vanilla, and instant espresso powder.
2. In another large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.
3. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and beat until dough forms; it will take a few minutes. Form the dough into two balls or logs, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
4. Pre-heat the oven to 375°F. Grease a baking sheet or line with parchment paper.
5. Roll the dough out to ⅛″ and cut out using a “boy” gingerbread cookie cutter. Line them up on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 7-8 minutes (7 for a softer cookie, 8 for one that\'s more crisp). Let them cool for a minute or two on the cookie sheet before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.
6. When the cookies have cooled, whisk together the powdered sugar and milk. Scrape the frosting into a quart-sized Ziploc bag, seal it, and cut a tiny corner off. Use this to pipe the skeleton pattern onto your cookies. I always start with the head. Let the frosting set completely before storing.