What is your favorite tried & true Spritz cookie recipe?
and make them every year with a cookie press using the snowflake die/stencil. They are delicious! Snowflakes 2 1/2 cups sifted flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup butter 1 – 3 oz. package of cream cheese 1 cup sugar 1 egg yolk, unbeaten 1 teaspoon vanilla (We don’t add it, but the recipe also calls for a tiny bit of grated orange rind) and Red & green sugar for decorating • Grease cookies sheets (or use parchment paper). • Sift flour, salt and cinnamon into a bowl. • In another larger bowl, cream butter & cream cheese until soft. Add sugar gradually, creaming well after each addition until well blended. • Beat in egg yolk & vanilla. • Add sifted dry ingredients, a little at a time, & blend well. • Pack dough into cookie press using any desired design-forming plate (we use the snowflake or the tree); press dough onto prepared cookie sheets; decorate with red or green sugar. • Bake in 350 degree oven 15-18 minutes, or until edges are light brown. • Run spatula under cooki
..try using orange extract for a flavor twist! PREP TIME 15 Min COOK TIME 10 Min READY IN 40 Min Yield: 3 dozen INGREDIENTS • 1/2 cup shortening • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese • 1/3 cup white sugar • 1 egg yolk • 1 teaspoon lemon extract • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour • 1/2 teaspoon salt DIRECTIONS • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). • In a medium bowl, cream together shortening, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk, and lemon extract. Combine flour and salt; gradually mix into the creamed mixture in three additions, mixing well after each. Load dough into a cookie press, and press cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet. • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden. Let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely. These are quite nice; extremely mild, delicate flavor with the most wonderful sift texture imaginable. Watch the time though, at 8 minutes mine were t
Make lots and give them away to everyone… Spritz 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup butter 1 egg 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour Heat oven to 400F. In large mixer bowl combine sugar, butter, egg, salt, and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture is light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed, 2 to 3 minutes. Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. You can also color dough with food coloring, and decorate with dragées and colored sugar.
