Best Moms Spritz Cookies Recipes

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CLASSIC SPRITZ COOKIES



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Beautiful and buttery, these classic butter spritz cookies are the perfect treat for a cookie exchange or special gathering. Creative mix-ins or decorations will make each batch of spritz cookies one that's uniquely your own. Drizzle with melted chocolate, mix in chopped nuts or dried fruit, sprinkle with sparkling sugar, color them to match the season-however you choose to make these iconic butter cookies, we know it they disappoint! Plus, with 72 servings this recipe can be made and shared with everyone at your next cookie swap.

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
Food color, if desired
Currants, raisins, candies, colored sugar, finely chopped nuts, candied fruit or fruit peel, if desired

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 45, Carbohydrate 4 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 25 mg

BUTTER RICH SPRITZ BUTTER COOKIES



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These are wonderful cookies from the press. They are rich in flavor. My mom has made these cookies for years for all of the holidays. She even used food coloring for the different designs, like green trees, etc.The kids love to decorate them as much as they love to eat them.

Provided by Sheri Lipp

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Spritz Cookie Recipes

Time 18m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
2 egg yolks
½ teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift together the flour and salt; set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg yolks, almond extract and vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients. Fill a cookie press with dough and shoot cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, decorate with sugar or sprinkles at this time.
  • Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.5 calories, Carbohydrate 10.8 g, Cholesterol 24.9 mg, Fat 5.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 69.3 mg, Sugar 4.1 g

BUTTER SPRITZ COOKIES



Butter Spritz Cookies image

One of the most iconic of holiday sweets, spritz are bite-size buttery cookies with vanilla and almond.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 23m

Yield 5 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 sticks (8 ounces) unsalted butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1 large egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Sprinkles for garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and the egg and mix to incorporate; don't worry if the mixture seems to separate.
  • Sift together the flour and baking powder and add to the creamed butter. Mix until combined. Using a cookie press, press the cookies onto ungreased baking sheets. Top with sprinkles of your choice. Bake until firm but not yet browning, 6 to 8 minutes. After a few minutes, move cookies to a rack and cool.

MY MOM'S SPRITZ COOKIES



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A family favorite and it doesn't even have to be Christmas to make them!

Provided by Yoly

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Spritz Cookie Recipes

Time 32m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
½ cup white sugar
2 egg yolks
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Combine butter and sugar in a bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg yolks and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined. Beat in flour and baking powder. Use your hands to finish mixing if dough does not come together.
  • Add dough to a cookie press and press spritz-shaped cookies onto the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 9 to 11 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes. Carefully transfer to a wire rack and cook completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75 calories, Carbohydrate 7.5 g, Cholesterol 21.4 mg, Fat 4.7 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 6.9 mg, Sugar 2.4 g

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