Chocolate Cayenne Cutout Cookies

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa dark
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger powder
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter cold unsweetened, not frozen, though cut in small pieces
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tablespoons coffee black
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips

1. Mix the flour, cocoa, sugar, cayenne, ginger, pepper and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and work it in with two knives or your fingers till you have a crumb-like consistency. Mix in the egg yolk. Add just enough coffee to have a workable dough.
2. Wrap in foil or plastic and refrigerate for 1/2 an hour or more.
3. When you're ready to use it, roll it out on a well-floured surface till it's about 1/4 inch thick. Cut out in desired shapes.
4. Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 6 minutes. Let them cool completely.
5. Melt the chocolate chips over (not in) hot water. With a flat knife, spread a generous helping of chocolate on each cookie.
6. Let them cool and set before eating.

flour, sugar, cayenne, ginger powder, black pepper, salt, butter cold, egg yolk, coffee black, chocolate chips

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Cayenne-Cutout-Cookies-1651972 (may not work)