Item# WLRECIP-25

Classic Buttery Spritz Cookies

AMOUNT PREP TIME SKILL LEVEL TOTAL TIME

7-8 Dozen 45 min Beginner 1 hr 30 min

These buttery spritz cookies are made using a cookie press, so you can
make a variety of shapes and sizes just by changing the discs on the press.
Serve your spritz cookies plain or sprinkle them with jimmies, sugars or
nonpareils for some added color. You can even ice them or dip them in
melted chocolate or Candy Melts Candy for even more decorating
options. Christmas spritz cookies also make for fun and delicious holiday
gifts!

Ingredients Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (3 sticks),
softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
2
In a separate large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an
3
electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, vanilla
extract and almond extract; mix well.

• 1 egg
Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture; beat
4
• 2 tablespoons milk until combined. Do not chill.

• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract

Fill cookie press with dough and with desired disks, press
5
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Tools Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges are light golden
6
• Cookie Press brown. Cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet placed on
the cooling rack. Remove from the baking sheet and place
• Ungreased cookie sheet
on the wire rack to cool completely.
• Cooling Rack
Notes:

Use an ungreased cookie sheet.

Greasing your pan will cause your cookies to spread, so make
sure to use an ungreased baking sheet. Also avoid using
parchment paper on your cookie sheet.
Avoid preparing dough ahead of time.
his dough is best used the day it’s prepared, although it can still
be used in the future if frozen and brought back to room
temperature.
Do not chill the dough before using.
The dough should be at room temperature so it can be piped
through the press. If the dough was frozen prior, allow it to
come back to room temperature before piping it through the
press.
Chill your pans.
If your cookies start to spread or your kitchen is warm, try
chilling the pans in the refrigerator for a few minutes before
piping the cookies on the pan.
Reuse dough.
If any of your cookies come out misshapen while using the
cookie press, just put the dough back in the bowl and reuse it.
Add your favorite avors.
Use your favorite extracts like orange, anise, or peppermint
extract to personalize your cookie avor. Add your avoring in
addition to or in place of the almond avoring in the
instructions.
Make buttercream spritz cookie sandwiches.
Spritz cookies can be sandwiched together with buttercream or
other llings like these cinnamon spritz cookie sandwiches.
Decorating spritz cookies jimmies, sugars or nonpareils.
When using sprinkles, jimmies, sugars and nonpareils roll cookie
dough in sprinkles prior to baking to ensure they stick and bake
into your cookies. If you add sprinkles after baking the cookie
dough your sprinkles will not stick to your cookies without using
melted candy or icing. Oftentimes, shaped sprinkles will melt in
the oven so sticking with jimmies, sugar and nonpareils are best.
To color.
Use Color Right concentrated food coloring to color your
dough.
To freeze cookie dough.
To freeze unused cookie dough, wrap in plastic and place in a
resealable bag. Dough can be kept for about 2 months. Make
sure to bring your dough back to room temperature before
using.
To freeze baked cookies.
Bring baked cookies to room temperature then place in an
airtight container and freeze for up to 3-4 months.