Description
Football cookies are soft, chocolaty cut-out sugar cookies shaped like footballs and topped with rich chocolate icing and white chocolate laces. Perfect for game days, tailgates, or football-themed parties, these cookies are fun, festive, and easy to make.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
3 cups confectioners’ sugar (for icing)
4–5 tablespoons hot water (for icing)
¾ cup bittersweet chocolate chips (for icing)
½ teaspoon vanilla (for icing)
2 tablespoons light corn syrup (for icing)
White chocolate wafers (for laces)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and confectioners’ sugar until light and fluffy (about 1-2 minutes). Add in the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until fully incorporated.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients into the wet mixture and mix until combined. The dough should be slightly soft but not sticky.
- Roll the dough out on a floured surface to about 1/4-inch thickness. Use a football-shaped cookie cutter to cut out cookies. Place them on the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes, rotating the sheet halfway through. Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the icing, melt the chocolate chips over a double boiler or in the microwave. In a separate saucepan, bring the corn syrup and water to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in the melted chocolate, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla.
- Spread the icing on the cooled cookies using an offset spatula. Let the icing set for about an hour.
- Melt the white chocolate wafers in the microwave at 50% power, stirring every 15 seconds. Transfer the melted white chocolate to a piping bag and pipe the football laces onto the cookies. Allow the white chocolate to set before serving.
Notes
- If you prefer, skip the chocolate icing and just drizzle white chocolate for the laces.
- For a fun twist, spread chocolate buttercream between two cookies to make cookie sandwiches.
- Add some extra texture and flavor by sprinkling chocolate sprinkles or brown sanding sugar onto the wet icing before it sets.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
