How to make Buttery Spritz Cookies? (Made with Basic Ingredients)

Simple ingredients are used to make the buttery Christmas treat known as Buttery Spritz Cookies.

A cookie press is used to press the standard pantry ingredients (like flour, sugar, and butter) into a fairly delicate cookie.

However, you can still make these(buttery spritz cookies) without a press; see the instructions below for more information.

How do Buttery Spritz Cookies work?

The batter for spritz cookies is made from simple components, but the flavor is anything but simple.

The most popular way to create them is with a cookie press using a traditional Christmas cookie recipe. Since the cookies are pushed via a press, the word spritz is derived from the German verb spritzen, which means “to squirt.”

Shortbread vs. a Spritz

They resemble fluffy shortbread biscuits in flavor, but the egg is the key distinction. They have a more solid, sugar cookie-like texture that is less crumbly.

Ingredients

For a recipe for melt-in-your-mouth spritz cookies, all-purpose flour, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and almond extract are used.

For the best butter flavor, use real butter rather than margarine.

Variations

• To change the colors, mix in a few drops of food coloring (or gel food coloring). I color each piece of cookie dough after dividing it into two or three.
• Change the almond extract to rum extract or another flavor of your choosing.
• Add one teaspoon of ground cinnamon and one-half teaspoon of ground nutmeg to create a spice spritz.
  spritz cookie batter

Making Buttery Spritz Cookies

This simple recipe calls for simple pantry staples. There is no need to chill the dough before baking because it is sufficiently stiff.

1. With an electric mixer, combine butter, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Add the remaining components (per the recipe below).
2. Squeeze the batter onto a baking sheet using a cookie press.
3. Bake until aromatic and the edges are just browned. on a wire rack to cool.

Make sure the food is at room temperature.

Use a cookie sheet without greasing (with no parchment paper).

Cookie Press

Look for a cookie press that features seasonal shapes like pinecones, Christmas trees, or snowflakes.

As you mix the butter and sugar, add red or green food coloring to the dough for decoration. Cake decorations for a holiday feel include chocolate chips, sprinkles for Christmas, and melted chocolate.

Without a Cookie Press, Make Spritz Cookies

No Cookie Press? No issue! Roll out the dough and cut out round shapes with cookie cutters or a glass to make a spritz without using a cookie press.

Alternately, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and press it with anything with a pattern; the bottom of a glass can leave a lovely pattern.

To Store

FREEZER Place them in containers or freezer bags. One of the best recipes for making ahead to get a head start on holiday baking is spritz cookies.

They defrost quickly and keep for several months. Make plenty so you’ll always have something to serve guests or bring to gatherings.

COUNTER Additionally, you can keep spritz cookies in the fridge for up to two weeks or in the pantry for up to a week.

Buttery Spritz Cookies

It’s simple to make dozens of delicious cookies when the dough is flavored with almond extract and portioned out with a cookie press.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 ¼ cup powdered sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• 2 ½ cups flour

Instructions

1. Turn on the 375°F oven.
2. Cream butter, granulated sugar, and salt in a mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Combine the egg, almond, and vanilla extracts.
3. Add the flour gradually, beating after each addition.
4. Fill a cookie press with the dough. Cookies should be spaced about 1 12″ apart, and sprinkles are optional.
5. 7-9 minutes of baking.

Notes

• Verify that all of the components are at room temperature.
• Add one teaspoon of ground cinnamon and one-half teaspoon of ground nutmeg to create a spice spritz.

No Cookie Press? No issue!

• Roll out the dough and cut out round shapes with cookie cutters or a glass to make spritz cookies without a cookie press. Alternately, roll the dough into 1-inch balls and press it with anything with a pattern; the bottom of a glass can leave a lovely pattern.

Nutrition information

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 86 | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 71mg | Potassium: 11mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg