Chocolate Spritz Trees Recipe

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I like to decorate these tasty chocolate morsels with a bit of chocolate or vanilla icing. In a pinch, confectioners' sugar works, too! — Kathy Jesson, Sarasota, Florida

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Chocolate Spritz Trees Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 96 Servings

40 10 50

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon water
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
Gold or yellow sugar pearls
ICING:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons butter, softened
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 to 6 teaspoons 2% milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks, vanilla and water. In another bowl, mix the flour, cocoa and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
Using a cookie press fitted with a tree disk, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with sugar pearls, pressing lightly to adhere.
Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For icing, in a small bowl, mix the confectioners' sugar, butter, cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to reach desired consistency; drizzle over cookies. Yield: 8 dozen.

Originally published as Chocolate Spritz Trees in Taste of Home October/November 2012, pIPAD