Christmas is coming!

So many things come to mind when thinking of Christmas, and they all bring a smile to my face. 

One of the things that brings the biggest smile?

COOKIES!!!

Dessert, parties, cookie exchanges . . . 

Cookies play a big part in the holidays.

Luckily for cozy fans, there are tons of tasty cookie recipes in many of our favorite cozy mysteries! 

Every Tuesday, now until Christmas, I'll be sharing some amazing cookie recipes from some of your favorite authors and books! 

Today's cookies are

DOUBLE CHOCOLATE COOKIE WITH CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

All cookie photos are courtesy of Google Images.

Your cookies may vary in appearance. 

This chocolicious cookie recipe can be found in

ON THIN ICING

Book 3 in the Bakeshop Mysteries

by Ellie Alexander

Ingredients

1 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 cup light brown sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

3 cups flour

1 cup milk chocolate chips

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat over to 400 degrees. 

Cream butter and sugar together in an electric mixer. 

Add vanilla and eggs, beat at medium speed. 

Sift dry ingredients, blend at low speed until combined. 

Stir in chocolate chips by hand. 

Form dough into one-inch balls and place on cookie sheets, two inches apart. 

Bake at 400 degrees for ten minutes. 

Cool and frost with chocolate cream cheese frosting below. 

Frosting

1/2 cup butter

8 ounce cream cheese

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar

Directions

Bring butter and cream cheese to room temperature and whip together in an electric mixer until light and fluffy. 

Add vanilla.

Slowly sift in the unsweetened cocoa powder and powdered sugar, mixing on low until blended.

Spread on cooled cookies.

Chocolate. And I do mean CHOCOLATE! 

Mmm . . . I can just smell them baking now can't you?

Perfect for so many holiday events,

or cuddled up cozy at home with a nice hot coffee or an ice cold glass of milk!

Check back next Tuesday for another yummy cookie recipe! 

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