• 2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• colored or silver dragées, (sugar coated almonds)
• Christmas tree cookie cutter

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Heat chocolate in microwave for 2-3 minutes on medium power. When almost melted remove from heat and stir and set aside to cool. or use a double boiler to melt the chocolate on low to medium heat.

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 for white trim. Make small dots of white icing to adhere dragées on to the cookies.

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