Chocolate Spritz Cookie Recipes

CHOCOLATE SPRITZ (COOKIE PRESS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat butter in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer until creamy; add sugar, cocoa powder, and baking powder. Beat until combined. Scrape sides of bowl down if needed. Stir egg and vanilla extract into butter mixture until just combined; mix in flour.
• Fill the cookie press with dough; press cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges of cookies are lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.

CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in a large mixin g bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add mixture of flour, cocoa and salt gradually; mix well.
• Press through cookie press onto cool ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes or until set. Remove onto wire rack.
• Cool completely.

MY FAVORITE SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line 2 or 3 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
• In a large bowl, using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and granulated sugar together on medium-high speed until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract, and beat on high speed until combined, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides and up the bottom of the bowl and beat again as needed to combine.
• On low speed, beat in the flour and salt. Turn up to high speed and beat until completely combined.
• Follow cookie press manufacturer's directions to fit your cookie press with a decorative plate. Scrape some of the dough into your cookie press. Hold the cookie press perpendicular to the lined baking sheet and press out the cookies 2 inches (5 cm) apart. If desired, decorate the shaped cookie dough with sprinkles or press a chocolate chip into the center. Note: It's helpful to lightly brush the shaped cookie dough with water before adding sprinkles-this helps them stick.
• If the cookie dough becomes too soft as you work, chill the shaped cookie dough in the refrigerator for 10 minutes before baking.
• Bake until very lightly browned on the edges, 7-9 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. If desired, drizzle with melted chocolate.
• Cookies stay fresh in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.

COCOA SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• 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.

CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, cocoa and salt in bowl.
• Beat together butter and sugar in large bowl until smooth and creamy.
• Beat in yolk.
• On low speed, beat in flour mixture until well combined.
• Cover; refrigerate 10 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Grease several baking sheets.
• Spoon some of dough into cookie press fitted with plate-tip of your choice.
• Keep remaining dough refrigerated.
• Onto prepared baking sheet, press dough onto cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
• NOTE:.
• Cookies can be decorated before baking.
• Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until firm. Remove from oven.
• With pancake turner, immediately remove cookies from baking sheet to wire racks to cool
• Continue with remaining dough, pressing out and baking.
• Line clean baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Heat chocolate and oil in small saucepan over low heat, until melted.
• Dip ends of each cookie in chocolate, drizzle chocolate mix over cookies, or decorate in any fashion desired.

CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Melt over hot (not boiling) water (or in microwave) chocolate chips; remove from heat. Set aside.
• In a bowl, combine butter, sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir in melted chocolate. Gradually add flour.
• Chill 30-45 minutes. Place dough in cookie press. Use star tip to shape cookies into 2 inch circles. Place cinnamon candies on each cookie.
• Bake for 5 minutes.

CHOCOLATE-MOCHA SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F (200 degrees C).
• Combine the flour and salt in a small bowl, stir to mix.
• Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy, Beat in egg and vanilla.
• Add the chocolate, beat again, add coffee and cocoa powder.
• Gradually add the the flour mixture while making.
• Fit a cookie press with desired plate and fill the press with dough, press the dough 1 inch apart onto a ungreased cookie sheet. If you don't have a press, I'm sure you could use a pasty bag and pipe shapes.
• Bake batches for 7 mins or until set (you might want to play around with timings as most ovens are unique). Note these cookies harden whilst they cool, I would also recommend using a mixer unless your super strong as it's quite a lot of dough.

SPRITZ COOKIES WITH FOUR VARIATIONS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°.
• Combine all ingredients except flour in large bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour. Beat until well mixed. If dough is too soft, cover and refrigerate, 30 to 45 minutes.).
• Place dough into cookie press fitted with template. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• Chocolate Chip Spritz: Add 1/4 cup coarsely grated semi-sweet chocolate to ingredients and proceed as directed above.
• Eggnog-Glazed Spritz: Add 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg to ingredients and proceed as directed above. Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, 2 tablespoons water and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cookies.
• Spice Spritz: Add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves to ingredients and proceed as directed above. Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cookies.
• Mint Kisses: Add 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract to ingredients and proceed as directed above. Immediately after removing cookies from oven, place 1 chocolate candy kiss on each cookie.