Description
Classic Spritz Cookies are crisp, buttery treats pressed into charming shapes using a cookie press and baked to golden perfection. These delicate cookies boast a tender crumb and can be customized with various flavors, colors, and decorations for festive occasions or everyday enjoyment.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon almond extract or peppermint extract (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 cups flour
- Sprinkles or nonpareils
- Colored sanding sugar
- Melted chocolate, almond bark, or candy melts
- Food coloring
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C) to ensure it’s at the right temperature when your cookies are ready to bake.
- Using a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or an electric hand mixer, beat the softened butter and sugar together on medium speed until the mixture is light, fluffy, and well combined, which usually takes about 3-5 minutes.
- Beat in the egg, followed by the milk, vanilla extract, and almond or peppermint extract if using. Mix well to incorporate all flavors evenly into the batter.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt to evenly distribute the salt throughout the flour.
- With the mixer on low speed, gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, mixing just until the dough comes together and is smooth without overmixing.
- Spoon some dough into a cookie press fitted with your chosen design plate. Hold the cookie press flat against an ungreased baking sheet, press the handle to release the dough, then lift straight up to leave the shaped cookie on the sheet. Cookies do not spread much, so place them close together for efficient use of space.
- Refill the cookie press and continue pressing cookies onto the baking sheet until it is filled.
- Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 6-8 minutes, or until the edges are set and the bottoms just begin to turn a light golden brown.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1-2 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely before decorating or storing.
Notes
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg