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Spritz Cookies

Classic crispy and buttery spritz/press cookies.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German, Scandinavian
Keyword: press cookies, Spritz cookies
Servings: 90 cookies
Calories: 35kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
  • ⅔ cups white granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • food coloring
  • sprinkles/sanding sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Whisk together dry ingredients and set aside.
  • Cream butter & sugar until fluffy and light.
  • Add egg & extracts and mix until incorporated.
  • Add dry to wet and mix until just combined.
  • If you are adding in food coloring, separate dough into different bowls and mix in food coloring with rubber spatula.
  • Insert dough into cookie press and follow directions for your cookie press. Cookies do not spread much, and can be placed close together.
  • Decorate cookies with sprinkles or sanding sugar.
  • Bake cookies for 8-12 minutes, until edges are just starting to darken.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool on cookie sheet.
  • Cookies will stay fresh at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Notes

  • Line cookie sheets with silicone baking mats. You want your press cookies to be able to stick to something, and parchment paper tends to be too slick. But you also don’t want to press them directly onto a cookie sheet.
  • This recipe makes a lot of cookies, so I split the dough into thirds, and dye ⅓ green, ⅓ red, and leave the last ⅓ uncolored. If you want to dye your entire batch of dough, add food coloring when you add eggs.
  • Using a cookie press is always like making pancakes, your first couple are going to turn out a little funky. It takes a little practice to get your technique down. The good thing is that you can scrape that dough up and add it back into your press.
  • If you want softer cookies, only bake them for 5-8 minutes. I like my spritz cookies crispy, like Danish butter cookies.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 13mg | Potassium: 4mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 63IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.1mg