Chocolate Shortbread X-Mas Trees

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 34 cups flour
• 13 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 12 cups white chocolate chips
• 2 tablespoons shortening
• decorator sugar

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.

powdered sugar, butter, flour, unsweetened cocoa, vanilla, ground cinnamon, white chocolate chips, shortening, sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-shortbread-x-mas-trees-10336 (may not work)