Chocolate-Dipped Spritz

Name: Chocolate-Dipped Spritz
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 6 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon baking powder; 11 ounces dark, white or milk chocolate candy coating, coarsely chopped; Crushed peppermint candies

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Total Time:Prep: 25 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Nancy Ross, Alvordton, Ohio

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Updated on Dec. 15, 2022

Some of my sisters and I get together for a weekend during the holidays to do nothing but bake cookies. These cookies always make an appearance in the goody baskets that we give as gifts. —Nancy Ross, Alvordton, Ohio

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Chocolate-Dipped Spritz

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Yield:about 6 dozen

Prep:25 min

Cook:10 min

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
11 ounces dark, white or milk chocolate candy coating, coarsely chopped
Crushed peppermint candies

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Directions

1
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture.

2
Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove to wire racks to cool.
3
In a microwave-safe bowl, melt candy coating; dip each cookie halfway. Sprinkle with crushed candies. Place on waxed paper until set.