Title: Chocolate Spritz
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 7 servings
1 1/2 c Butter
1 c Sugar
1/4 c Unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ts Baking powder
1 Egg
1 ts Vanilla
3 1/2 c All-purpose flour
2 oz Semisweet chocolate; cut up
Or green candy coating
Disks
2 tb Shortening
Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium
speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and cocoa powder and baking powder and
beat well. Add egg and vanilla. Beat till well combined. Beat in as much
flour as you can. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Do not
chill dough. Pack dough into a cookie press. Force dough through press
onto ungressed cookie sheet.
Bake in a 375 oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till edges of cookies are
firm but not brown. Remove cookies and cool on wire racks.
Melt together chocolate or candy coating and shortening in a small heavy
saucepan. Place cookies on waxed paper, drizzle with the melted mixture.
Let stand till drizzle is set. Makes about 84.
Source: BH&G Christmas Cookies 1995.
