Chocolate cookies from a syringe press

Ingredients:

• 2 cups premium flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 0.5 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves (optional)
• 165 g unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Decorative sugar, for sprinkling

Preparation:

1. Position oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and cloves. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. Reduce mixer speed to low; stir in the flour mixture and knead the dough.
2. Fill a cookie press with dough according to the manufacturer's instructions. Place cookies on two baking sheets, spacing them approximately 2.5 cm apart. Sprinkle with decorative sugar.
3. Bake, rotating the baking sheets halfway through, until the cookies are set, 15-20 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 3 minutes, then loosen them from the baking sheets with a thin spatula and let cool completely.