Cocoa Spritz Cookies
- Level: Easy
- Yield: about 90 cookies
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 90 servings
- Calories
- 34
- Total Fat
- 2
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 5
- Dietary Fiber
- 0
- Sugar
- 2
- Protein
- 0
- Cholesterol
- 6
- Sodium
- 10
- Total: 2 hr
- Prep: 1 hr 40 min
- Cook: 20 min
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Sanding sugar, for decorating
Directions
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 325 degrees F. Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cloves in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
- Fill a cookie press with the dough according to the manufacturer's instructions. Press cookies about 1 inch apart onto 2 baking sheets. Decorate with sanding sugar.
- Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are set, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 3 minutes on the baking sheets, then loosen with a thin spatula and let cool completely on the baking sheet.