Best Cocoa Cherry Spritz Cookies Recipes

COCOA SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 325 degrees F. Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and cloves in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla until just combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low; beat in the flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Fill a cookie press with the dough according to the manufacturer's instructions. Press cookies about 1 inch apart onto 2 baking sheets. Decorate with sanding sugar.
• Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are set, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 3 minutes on the baking sheets, then loosen with a thin spatula and let cool completely on the baking sheet.

CLASSIC SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, salt, egg, almond extract and a few drops of food color.
• Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with currants.
• Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. To decorate cookies after baking, use a drop of corn syrup to attach decorations to cookies.

COCOA CHERRY SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Beat butter until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar and continue beating until blended.
• Beat in egg yolks.
• Beat in vanilla extract.
• Beat in cherry extract.
• Beat in cocoa.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Using cookie press, press cookies out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake about 8 minutes, or until tops are dry but not browned.