Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Yesterday I went to get all the goodies for our Christmas Eve project.  We always make some kind of decorated Christmas goodie with all the grandkids.  We have done Gingerbread houses, candy bar trains and  sugar cookies in the past. I really wanted to make CuTe LiTtle GiNgeRbrEaD PeOpLe.  I think Gingerbread Cookies are so fun to make but not everyone's favorite to eat..... so.....I decided I would try to make a tasty Chocolate Gingerbread Cookie.  So here is the recipe I came up with......

Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
1 1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. powdered sugar
1 T. vanilla
4 eggs
5 1/2 c. flour (some extra for rolling them out)
3/4 to 1 c. cocoa
2 t. baking powder
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
Cream together the butter and sugars, until fluffy.  Add vanilla and eggs one at at time, beating after each one.
Sift together:  flour, cocoa, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.  Add dry ingredients a little at a time, as the mixer mixes it in.  As soon as flour mixture disappears stop mixing. (Add more flour if dough is too sticky.) Place dough in covered bowl and refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 4 days.
Roll dough on floured surface to 3/8 inch thickness and cut into shapes.  Bake on a lightly sprayed cookie sheet at 400 for 8 to 10 minutes.  Cool slightly and remove from cookie sheet to cooling racks to finish cooling.  Frost with decorator's icing or royal icing.
I will be making these early and freezing them so that they will be ready to decorate on Christmas Eve.  I think  we are gonna have some CuTe LiTtLe ChOcoLaTe GiNgeRbrEaD PeOpLe!