Chocolate Shortbread Trees

Name: Chocolate Shortbread Trees
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup unsweetend cocoa; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Icing; 1 1/2 cups white baking chips; 2 tablespoons shortening; Decorator sugar

These chocolate butter cookies are decorated to capture the season.

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60 min

Prep Time

02 hrs 30 min

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Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 ²/₃ cups all-purpose flour

¹/₄ cup unsweetend cocoa

¹/₂ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Icing

1 ¹/₂ cups white baking chips

2 tablespoons shortening

Decorator sugar

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Combine butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add flour, cocoa and cinnamon; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 3

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with 2 1/2- to 3-inch tree-shaped cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Melt baking chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally, 2-3 minutes or until smooth.
STEP 5

Place icing in small resealable plastic food bag. Snip 1/8-inch off one corner. Pipe icing as desired onto cooled cookies. Decorate as desired. Let stand until set.