Piped Chocolate Butter Cookies
Enjoy these melt-in-your-mouth piped chocolate butter cookies that are easy to make! Try this recipe today and impress your friends and family!
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 cup (16 Tbsp; 226g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour, spooned & leveled
- 1/3 cup (27g) natural or dutch-process unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 Tablespoons (30ml) milk, warm
- 1 teaspoon espresso powder
- 4 ounces (113g) semi-sweet chocolate, finely chopped
- Maraschino cherries
- Sprinkles or coarse sugar
Instructions
- Prepare your baking space by chilling a baking sheet.
- Line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a mixing bowl, cream softened butter and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add egg and vanilla extract; mix until combined.
- Gradually incorporate flour, cocoa powder, and salt until fully mixed.
- Warm milk and dissolve espresso powder; add to the dough until creamy.
- Fill piping bag with dough and pipe desired shapes onto lined sheets.
- Chill piped cookies for 20–30 minutes before baking at 350°F (177°C) for 12–15 minutes.
- Allow cooling, then dip in melted semi-sweet chocolate and decorate as desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 95
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 33mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 12mg
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