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Spritz Butter Cookies

Little pressed butter cookies in wreaths, trees and flowers. Their name comes from the German word for β€œto squirt,” which is what the press does.

⏱ 44 min (25 min prep, 9 min cooking, 10 min waiting) 🍽 Serves 24 · 2 small cookies kid friendlyfreezer friendly vegetarian

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ContainsMilk, Eggs, Wheat. Check the labels on what you buy; brands differ.

Ingredients

Make 24 servings
  • 1 cup Butter, unsalted, softened (2 sticks)
  • β…” cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 Eggs, large
  • 1Β½ tsp Vanilla extract, or 1 teaspoon vanilla and Β½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 2ΒΌ cup All-purpose flour
  • ΒΌ tsp Table salt

Make it yourself

Make the butter yourself β†’

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Nutrition

Nutrition coming: the USDA numbers for these ingredients are being added.

Steps

You’ll need: cookie press, mixer, 2 cold, ungreased baking sheets (no parchment), cooling racks.

  1. Heat the oven to 375Β°F. Use cool, bare baking sheets: the dough has to stick to the pan to come off the press.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla, then the flour and salt on low. Don’t taste the raw dough: raw flour and raw eggs can carry germs (FDA and CDC). Bake first, then taste.
  3. Tint the dough with gel food coloring if you like. Pack it into the press with your chosen disk.
  4. Hold the press upright against the sheet, squeeze once, and lift. Space cookies 1 inch apart. If they don’t stick, chill the pan 5 minutes.
  5. Decorate with sprinkles and bake 7 to 9 minutes, until the edges just start to color. Cool 2 minutes, then move to a rack.
Make aheadBake up to a week ahead.
❄️ FreezerFreeze baked spritz up to 3 months.
β†Ί LeftoversKeep cooled cookies in an airtight tin at room temperature for about a week.
πŸ§’ With kidsKids can squeeze the press with a grown-up steadying it, and add sprinkles.
Chocolate swapReplace ΒΌ cup of the flour with cocoa powder.

Goes well with

πŸ₯ Snickerdoodles

Good to know

Cooking Fats Compared Salted vs. unsalted butter All-purpose vs. bread flour (and friends) Table salt vs. kosher salt vs. sea salt

An original Teddy Rook Book recipe, written for our Christmas baking and holiday dinner collection; safety steps follow USDA. Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central and changes with brands and portions.