Chocolate Spritz Cookies

Name: Chocolate Spritz Cookies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 7 1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 egg yolk; 1 (6 ounce) box premier white baking chocolate; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

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Recipe by Nana Lee

Source: Family Circle/www.bhg.com Chocolate version of the old-fashioned spritz cookie.

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READY IN: 15mins

YIELD: 7 1/2 dozen

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

2

cups all-purpose flour
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cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¹⁄₂

teaspoon salt
1

cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
1

cup confectioners' sugar
1

egg yolk
1

(6 ounce) box premier white baking chocolate
2

tablespoons vegetable oil

DIRECTIONS

Sift flour, cocoa and salt in bowl.
Beat together butter and sugar in large bowl until smooth and creamy.
Beat in yolk.
On low speed, beat in flour mixture until well combined.
Cover; refrigerate 10 minutes.
Heat oven to 375ºF.
Grease several baking sheets.
Spoon some of dough into cookie press fitted with plate-tip of your choice.
Keep remaining dough refrigerated.
Onto prepared baking sheet, press dough onto cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
NOTE:.
Cookies can be decorated before baking.
Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until firm. Remove from oven.
With pancake turner, immediately remove cookies from baking sheet to wire racks to cool
Continue with remaining dough, pressing out and baking.
Line clean baking sheet with waxed paper.
Heat chocolate and oil in small saucepan over low heat, until melted.
Dip ends of each cookie in chocolate, drizzle chocolate mix over cookies, or decorate in any fashion desired.