Chocolate Bourbon Sugar Cookies

For the Sugar Cookies

Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, and baking powder. Set aside .

Beat together butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy using a handheld or stand mixer with paddle attachment (will take approximately 2-3 minutes).

Beat egg and vanilla extract to butter/sugar mixture just until combined.

Add dry ingredients into the wet.

Roll out dough into a disk on a lightly floured surface. Wrap in cling-film and chill in refrigerator for approximately half an hour. While dough is chilling, line two cookie sheets with parchment paper, and preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Roll dough out to approximately 1/2 inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.

Using an embossed rolling pin, roll dough out to 1/4 inch thickness.

Form cookies using cookie cutter of your choice.

Place uncooked cookies onto parchment-lined baking sheets, and chill in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.

Bake cookies in preheated oven for 10 minutes.

Place cookies on wire rack until fully cooled.

For Bourbon Glaze

Sift powdered sugar into medium-sized bowl.

Stir in milk and bourbon of choice until fully combined.

Decoration

Using a pastry brush, apply a thin layer of glaze onto each cookie.

Allow glaze to dry for 5-10 minutes.

After the glaze dries, either serve, or fill in sections of the design on each the cookie with edible gold paint of your choice!