Chocolate Spritz Cookies
These easy Chocolate Spritz Cookies will be your go-to spritz cookie recipe for large family gatherings, office cookie swaps, and sharing with your neighbors this holiday season. This batch makes over 3 dozen cookies and can be scaled up easily!
Servings: 3 dozens
Equipment
- Cookie Press
Ingredients
- 4 oz unsalted butter 1 stick, 113 g, room temperature
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar 66 g
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour 130 g
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder 12 g
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- A large pinch of salt
Instructions
- Cream softened butter and sugar in a stand mixer bowl with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a small mixing bowl. Add the salt and whisk together to distribute evenly. With the mixer on the lowest speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the stand mixer bowl and mix until thoroughly combined. The dough should be soft and easy to handle.
- Fill the cookie press with the cookie dough and line three baking sheets with silicone baking mats or parchment paper. Hold the cookie press perpendicular to the prepared baking sheet and press out the cookies, spacing about 1 - 2 inches apart.
- Add sprinkles, colored sugars or any decorative touches desired to your cookies. Chill in the fridge or freezer while the oven preheats. Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Bake for 8 – 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 - 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to completely cool.
Notes
- If you don’t have a stand mixer, a regular mixing bowl and an electric hand mixer will work just as well. Or you can cream the butter by hand with a whisk and just use a spatula to incorporate the dry ingredients.
- I recommend silicone baking mats for this recipe but parchment paper will also work if you don’t own any silicone baking mat. Just make sure to hold down the paper when lifting up the cookie press when using parchment paper because you may experience the parchment paper lifting up with the dough.
- You can easily double or triple this recipe to make a lot more when preparing for the holidays.
Nutrition
Serving: 9g | Calories: 45kcal
