Chocolate-Mocha Spritz Cookies

*Dani*'s Note:

I originally got the recipe from seasoned cooking, however I edited it a lot. Everyone who tries these LOVES them and cannot stop at one or even five!

• Total Time: 37 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 90 Spritz ...

• 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate , melted
• 2 ¼ cups flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter , softened
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons cocoa powder , heaped
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules , mixed in
• 1 teaspoon boiling water

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F (200 degrees C).
2. Combine the flour and salt in a small bowl, stir to mix.
3. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, Beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Add the chocolate, beat again, add coffee and cocoa powder.
5. Gradually add the the flour mixture while making.
6. Fit a cookie press with desired plate and fill the press with dough, press the dough 1 inch apart onto a ungreased cookie sheet. If you don't have a press, I'm sure you could use a pasty bag and pipe shapes.
7. Bake batches for 7 mins or until set (you might want to play around with timings as most ovens are unique). Note these cookies harden whilst they cool, I would also recommend using a mixer unless your super strong as it's quite a lot of dough.

Reviews

[Kerfuffle-Upon-Wincle]

GOOD! I increased the coffee granules to one heaping tablespoon, and used one heaping tablespoon Hershey's Special Dark cocoa, and substituted hazelnut flavoring for the vanilla. I baked the cookies for 6 minutes and dipped half of each cooled cookie into melted white chocolate.~

[wgbraggs_11708988]

Excellent Spritz cookie recipe. Easy to make, worked well in cookie press, and had wonderful flavor combination. Thanks Dani!!!!!

[Outnumbered By Peanuts]

I love the rich, chocolatey flavor of these spritz! I've been wanting to try a chocolate spritz for several years now, but all the recipes I've previously come across sounded like they might be a little plain or bland for my tastes. These are very tasty, and the coffee intensifies the chocolate flavor for me. I made a half batch as part of my head start on Christmas baking (but I'm sure I'll be making more in the next few weeks!) and followed the directions as stated. I got approximately 52 cookies. Bake time for my oven was about 6 minutes. I drizzled some white chocolate over the top for decoration and now I can't wait to share them with my family and friends. Thank you very much for sharing this recipe!!!