CHOCOLATE SPRITZ TREES

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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

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 8 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 large egg yolks, room temperature
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

Steps:

  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 67 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 38mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

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These were the perfect cookies for my holiday party! They were easy to make and looked so festive. I used a variety of sprinkles and candies to decorate them, and they were a big hit with my guests.


Suuna Alpha
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These cookies were a bit too dry for my taste. I think I might have over-baked them. Next time, I'll bake them for a shorter amount of time.


Margarida
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These were the cutest cookies! I made them for my kids' school holiday party and they were a huge hit. They were easy to make and the kids loved decorating them.


DJ Wild
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These cookies were a bit crumbly, but they still tasted good. I think I might have over-mixed the dough. Next time, I'll be more careful.


Daham Chathuka
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I'm not a huge fan of chocolate, but these cookies were surprisingly delicious. The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape well. I'll definitely be making these again.


Safeer Blouch
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These cookies were delicious! The chocolate flavor was rich and decadent. I used a variety of sprinkles to decorate them, and they looked so festive.


Nahid Sikdar
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These cookies were the perfect Christmas cookies! They were easy to make and looked so festive. I used green and red sprinkles to decorate them, and they were a big hit with my family and friends.


Amukelani Mthomde
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These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They were really easy to make, so I'll probably make them again for their next birthday party.


Sijan Adnan
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These cookies were delicious! The chocolate flavor was perfect and the cookies were nice and chewy. I'll definitely be making these again.


mvuku nathi
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These were the perfect cookies for my holiday party! They were easy to make and looked so festive. I used a variety of sprinkles and candies to decorate them, and they were a big hit with my guests.


Hussain Mughal
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These cookies were a bit too dry for my taste. I think I might have over-baked them. Next time, I'll bake them for a shorter amount of time.


Stephen Jenkins
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These cookies were delicious! The chocolate flavor was rich and decadent. I used a variety of sprinkles to decorate them, and they looked so festive.


Biosnap
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These were the cutest cookies! I made them for my kids' school holiday party and they were a huge hit. They were easy to make and the kids loved decorating them.


Cassandra Colgan
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These cookies were a bit crumbly, but they still tasted good. I think I might have over-mixed the dough. Next time, I'll be more careful.


Kamaya White
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These were the perfect Christmas cookies! They were easy to make and looked so festive. I used green and red sprinkles to decorate them, and they were a big hit with my family and friends.


Heather Tehonica
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These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. They were really easy to make, so I'll probably make them again for their next birthday party.


Karina Hamilton
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I'm not a huge fan of chocolate, but these trees were surprisingly delicious. The dough was easy to work with and the cookies held their shape well. I'll definitely be making these again.


Qasim billal Khokhar
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These chocolate spritz trees were a hit at my holiday party! They were easy to make and looked so festive. I used a variety of sprinkles and candies to decorate them, and they all turned out so cute.