Chocolate Shortbread X-mas Trees

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• decorator sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350°.
• 2 combine powdered sugar and butter in mixer bowl.
• 3 beat until creamy, 1-2 minutes.
• 4 add flour, cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon until well mixed for about 1-2 minutes.
• 5 roll out dough on lightly floured surface one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/4-inch thickness.
• 6 cut with x-mas tree cookie cutters.
• 7 bake for 10-12 minutes.
• 8 melt baking chips and shortening in 1-quart saucepan over low heat, stirring occasionally until smooth.
• 9 after cookies are cooled, drizzle glaze over cookies.
• 10 let stand until set.