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Mocha Spritz (cookie press)
rec.food.cooking/Helen Peagram (1999)
Makes about 80 cookies
1 tbsp instant coffee crystals
1 tsp hot water
1 1/2 cups margarine or butter
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
candy sprinkles
In a custard cup stir together coffee crystals and water till dissolved.
In a large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds or till softened. Add about half of the flour, the sugar, cocoa powder, egg, coffee mixture, and baking powder to the margarine. Beat till thoroughly combined, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Beat or stir in remaining flour.
Force dough through a cookie press onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with candy sprinkles. Bake in a 400F oven about 7 minutes or till edges are firm. Remove and cool on a wire rack.
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