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Chocolate Spritz Cookies

Celebrate the holiday season with the ultimate Christmas cookie! This spritz cookie recipe uses cocoa for a chocolatey twist on the classic spritz cookie that we all know and love. Cookie presses require the right consistency of dough to produce those pretty shapes, so our chocolate spritz cookie recipe was created to let you fill and press without any problems.

Prep:
20 min
Total Time:
1 hr
Skill Level:
Beginner
Yield:
8 dozen cookies

Ingredients

  • 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup firmly-packed light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • Optional: Holiday sprinkles (nonpareils, jimmies, sparkling sugar, or sanding sugar sprinkles)
  • Optional: Candy Melts candy
  • Tools

  • Cookie press
  • Baking sheet
  • Cooling rack
  • Electric mixer
  • Medium bowl
  • Large bowl

Instructions

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Notes

  • Use an ungreased cookie sheet.>
  • Greasing your pan will cause your cookies to spread, so make sure to use an ungreased, cool baking sheet.
  • Use room temperature dough.
  • If your dough has gotten too warm, place it in the fridge for a few minutes to return to room temperature. This will ensure that your dough is the proper consistency for the cookie press.
  • Reuse dough.
  • If any of your cookies are pressed incorrectly, roll the dough back into the remaining dough and reuse it.
  • Freezing dough.
  • Spritz dough may be frozen for up to 2 months. Form into a log and wrap well in plastic wrap. Let dough thaw completely and return to room temperature before using.
  • Bake all the same shape at once.
  • For consistent and even baking, bake all the same pressed shapes on the same sheet.
  • How to use a cookie press:
  • With clean hands, fill the barrel of the press with a log of dough. Place the desired cookie disk into the base of the press, smooth side up. Screw the base onto the barrel. Give the plunger a couple of presses to help push the dough down. Firmly place the bottom of the press onto the cool, ungreased cookie sheet. Squeeze trigger to form the cookie.
  • To store:
  • Store cookies in an airtight container at cool room temperature for several weeks or freeze for two months. Form into a log and wrap well in plastic wrap. Let dough thaw completely and return to room temperature before using.

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