Cozy Christmas Chocolate Spritz Cookies Recipe
Cozy Christmas Chocolate Spritz Cookies are festive, buttery, and chocolate-flavored spritz cookies decorated with melted candy coating and colorful holiday sprinkles. These tender, rich cookies combine the classic buttery spritz cookie texture with the warm addition of cocoa powder, making them perfect for holiday celebrations and cookie exchanges.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: About 36 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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Cookie Dough
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Decoration
- 10 ounces white and/or dark candy melts
- 3/4 cup holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Prepare the Dough: In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until fully incorporated. In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, cocoa powder, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a soft dough forms.
- Shape the Cookies: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Fit a cookie press or spritz cookie press with your preferred disk shape. Fill the press with the chocolate dough and press cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
- Bake the Cookies: Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until they are set but not browned. Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Melt the Candy Coating: While the cookies are cooling, melt the candy melts according to package instructions, either in a microwave-safe bowl in short bursts or using a double boiler, stirring frequently until smooth.
- Decorate the Cookies: Dip each cooled cookie into the melted candy coating or drizzle the candy melts over the cookies. Immediately sprinkle with holiday sprinkles before the candy melts harden to add a festive touch.
- Set and Serve: Place the decorated cookies on parchment paper or a wire rack to allow the candy melts to fully set. Once hardened, your Cozy Christmas Chocolate Spritz Cookies are ready to enjoy or package for gifting.
Notes
- For best results, use room temperature butter for easier creaming and dough formation.
- If you don’t have a cookie press, you can shape the dough into small balls and flatten slightly with a fork.
- Make sure the cookies are completely cooled before decorating to prevent melting the candy coating.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week.
- These cookies can be frozen after baking and decorating; just thaw at room temperature before serving.
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