Chocolate Cream Spritz Cookies
From: Midwest LivingMascarpone cheese makes these shaped cookies extra rich tasting. If you can't find it, use cream cheese instead.
Servings: Makes about 84 cookies.
Prep: 25 mins
Total: 33 mins
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Ingredients
1-1/2 cups butter, softened
1/2 of an 8-ounce tub mascarpone cheese or 1/2 of an 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 egg yolks or 1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and mascarpone cheese or cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder and baking powder. Beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally.
2. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Add flour gradually, beating after each addition until well mixed. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
3. Force dough through a cookie press onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are firm. Transfer to a wire rack. Cool cookies on wire rack. Makes about 84 cookies.
Make-Ahead Tip
Cool cookies completely. The cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. In a freezer container, arrange cookies in a single layer; cover with a sheet of waxed paper. Repeat layers, leaving enough air space to close container easily. Freeze up to 1 month.
Cool cookies completely. The cookies keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. In a freezer container, arrange cookies in a single layer; cover with a sheet of waxed paper. Repeat layers, leaving enough air space to close container easily. Freeze up to 1 month.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 65, Total Fat 4 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 2 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g, Cholesterol 16 mg, Sodium 29 mg, Carbohydrate 6 g, Total Sugar 3 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g. Daily Values: Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 0%, Iron 0%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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