Chocolate Christmas Trees
Makes about 3 dozen • From the kitchen of Sandi Barber
Ingredients
2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
colored dragees
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat chocolate in microwave for 2-3 minutes on medium power.
When almost melted remove and stir; set aside to cool.
In a small bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy.
Beat eggs and vanilla into butter mixture. Add melted chocolate and stir until well blended.
Add flour mixture to butter mixture a little at a time and mix well.
Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Roll dough to 1/8" thickness and cut out cookies with tree shaped cookie cutter.
Place cookie on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 7-10 minutes or until light brown.
Decorate. Using frosting pipe on white trim. Make small dots of white icing to "glue" dragees on to the cookies.
