Chocolate Shortbread X-Mas Trees

For a pretty gift, stack a few cookies, wrap in colored plastic food wrap and tie with raffia

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• COOKIE

• 1  cup powdered sugar
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1 3⁄4 cups flour
• 1⁄3 cup  unsweetened cocoa
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ICING

• 1 1⁄2 cups white chocolate chips
• 2  tablespoons shortening
•  decorator sugar

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350°.
2. Combine powdered sugar and butter in mixer bowl.
3. Beat until creamy, 1-2 minutes.
4. Add flour, cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon until well mixed for about 1-2 minutes.
5. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness.
6. Cut with X-mas tree cookie cutters.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
8. Melt baking chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally until smooth.
9. After cookies are cooled, drizzle glaze over cookies.
10. Let stand until set.