Description
Delight in these Piped Chocolate Butter Cookies, a perfect blend of rich cocoa and creamy butter with a delicate sweet finish. These cookies are elegantly shaped using a piping bag to create beautiful swirls and rosettes, making them ideal for special occasions or everyday indulgence. The recipe is straightforward, allowing a smooth, pipeable dough that bakes into tender, melt-in-your-mouth treats, optionally topped with melted chocolate or sprinkles for an extra touch of fun.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk (room temperature)
Optional for Decoration
- Melted chocolate
- Sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper, ensuring your workspace is ready for baking.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and powdered sugar together on medium speed until the mixture is light, creamy, and fluffy, about 2–3 minutes.
- Add Flavoring: Mix in the salt and vanilla extract thoroughly to enhance the dough’s taste.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: Sift together the all-purpose flour and unsweetened cocoa powder, then gradually add to the butter mixture, beating until mostly combined without overmixing.
- Adjust Dough Consistency: Add the room temperature milk and continue beating until the dough is smooth and easily pipeable. If too stiff, add an extra tablespoon of milk.
- Pipe the Cookies: Transfer the dough into a piping bag fitted with a large star tip. Pipe shapes such as rosettes, swirls, or logs onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 10–12 minutes or until the cookies are set and slightly firm to touch.
- Cool: Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Decorate (Optional): Once cooled, optionally drizzle with melted chocolate or dip one end in chocolate and add sprinkles for extra decoration.
Notes
- If the dough is too stiff to pipe, add an extra tablespoon of milk to loosen it for easy piping.
- Use high-quality unsweetened cocoa powder for a richer chocolate flavor.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to one week to maintain freshness.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: European
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 11 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
