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Spritz Cookies

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Classic Spritz Cookies are a small butter cookie with crispy edges and tender, melt-in-your-mouth center and are formed from a cookie press
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: christmasrecipes, cookies
Servings: 60
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Equipment

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS

WET INGREDIENTS

  • 1 c. salted butter room temp
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp. vanilla
  • ½ tsp. pure almond extract

Instructions

PREP

  • Place baking sheets in the fridge to chill.
  • Whisk together dry ingredients.

MAKE BATTER

  • Mix together butter, sugar, and confectioner sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg and yolk, vanilla, and almond and mix.
  • Add in dry ingredients and mix well.
  • Divide dough into 2 sections. Take one section out of the mixer and set aside. Use gel food coloring to tint the portion of dough still in the mixer, mix and take out of mixer and set aside. Rinse out mixer bowl and now take the other portion of dough and put back in mixer. Use gel food coloring to tint the second portion of dough.
  • Chill the dough for 10-15 minutes.
  • Place dough in cookie press and press shapes onto cold, ungreased/no parchment baking sheets. Lightly paint on the egg white on top of cookie and immediately sprinkle on sanding sugar or decorations.
  • Chill cookies in the fridge for 5-10 minutes.

BAKE

  • Bake cookies at 375° for 7-8 minutes.
  • Let cookies cool and store in a container.