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Chocolate Christmas Trees

2 oz semisweet chocolate
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
colored sprinkles

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat chocolate in microwave for 2-3 minutes on medium power.
When almost melted, remove from heat and stir and set aside to cool.
In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar with a mixer until fluffy.
Beat eggs and vanilla into butter mixture.
Add melted chocolate and stir until well blended.
Add flour mixture to butter mixture a little at a time and mix well.
Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Roll dough to 1/8" thickness and cut out cookies with tree shaped cookie cutter.
Place cookie on ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake 7-10 minutes or until light brown.
Decorate.
Using frosting, pipe on white trim.
Make small dots of white icing to "glue" sprinkles onto the cookies.

* about 3 dozen

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