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Spritz Cookies
These homemade Spritz Cookies are buttery, crisp, and full of flavor. They're easy to make with pantry staples and topped with a sweet glaze!
👥 84 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 8m⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 8 min👤 Jess Rice📖 bellyfull
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- oven
- bowl
- baking sheet
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cream
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Preheat oven to 400F. Cream together 1 cup room temperature unsalted butter and 1 cup granulated sugar on medium speed with a hand mixer.
unsalted butter (, room temperature)1 cupgranulated sugar1 cup
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Mix
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Add 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon almond extract to the creamed sugar butter mixture. Blend on medium speed until just incorporated.
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Combine
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Mix in 2 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (a 1/4 cup at a time), until you've used it all.
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Color
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If desired, divide the dough into three separate bowls. Add a few drops of red food coloring in the first bowl, and in the second bowl, add green food coloring. Mix each bowl thoroughly, adding more food coloring as needed to achieve your desired shades. Leave the third portion of dough plain, without any added coloring.
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Roll 1/4 cup of dough into a ball and push it into your cookie press to load. Press the dough down evenly into the cylinder to avoid air pockets.
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Press
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Next, choose the design plate you wish to use. Using your cookie press, press out as many variations of shapes as you like onto an ungreased parchment-lined baking sheet (see note below.) Reload with another 1/4 cup of dough as needed. Please refer to the instructions that came with your cookie press on how to use it, as different presses may vary.
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Sprinkle
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If using, top the unbaked cookies with sprinkles.
sprinkles (, optional)
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Chill
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Place the pressed cookies into the refrigerator for ⏱️ 30 minutes before baking.
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Bake at 400F for ⏱️ 8 minutes, just until the edges are faintly golden. Make sure your cookie sheet is in the middle of the oven to avoid burning on the bottom.
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Cool
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Let the cookies cool for ⏱️ 10 minutes before handling.
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Mix
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To make the glaze, combine 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons lukewarm water, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract, and 1 teaspoon lemon juice in a small bowl and whisk until very smooth.
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Brush
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When the cookies have completely cooled, using a basting brush, brush a thin layer of glaze over each cookie.
Nutrition Facts
calories
47 kcal
fat Content
2 g
serving Size
1 cookie
fiber Content
0.1 g
sugar Content
4 g
sodium Content
32 mg
protein Content
0.4 g
trans Fat Content
0.1 g
cholesterol Content
8 mg
carbohydrate Content
6 g
saturated Fat Content
1 g
unsaturated Fat Content
1.1 g
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