Spritz Cookies
Spritz Cookies are the BEST for holiday cookie platters. These bite sized Christmas Cookies are buttery, tender with a hint of almond flavor. This recipe is so easy, using just one bowl and no chill time needed.
Servings: 80 cookies
Equipment
- Cookie Press
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 tsp Almond Extract
- 2 1/3 cup Flour
- 1/2 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Line baking sheet(s) with silicone mats or use non stick sheets. Do not use parchment paper as cookies won't stick. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until blended and fluffy.
- Add egg, vanilla and almond extract and beat until incorporated.
- Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Add flour and salt and beat until combined.
- If you want to make colored cookies, divide dough into batches and add food coloring to achieve desired color.
- Fit the desired shape disk into your cookie press and load cylinder with dough. Press handle until dough begins to come out. Scrape dough off plate and set aside for reuse.
- Place the cookie press touching the prepared sheet cookie press once per cookie. Lift up and repeat process 2" apart.
- If desired, decorate the unbaked cookie with sanding sugar, sprinkles or press a chocolate chip into the center.
- Bake 7-9 minutes until lightly brown on the edges.
- Allow to cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before moving to cooling rack.
- If desired, drizzle with melted chocolate.
Notes
- Use a Cookie Press for the easiest and prettiest results. If you would rather use a piping bag and star tip, add a couple teaspoons of milk to the cookie dough. Then, add the softer dough to a pasty bag with a 1/2 inch (13mm) tip to make spritz cookies without a cookie press.
- Separate your dough and use food coloring to make colorful spritz cookies.
- Add sprinkles or sanding sugar before baking. If you wait till after the cookies have baked, the sprinkles and sugar will not stick.
- Watch your baking cookies closely, you do not want them to over-bake.
Nutrition
Calories: 42kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 0.5g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 74IU | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 0.2mg