Christmas Spritz Cookies – Easy Holiday Cookie Press Recipe
Calories: 6
Adjust Servings Here: 28 cookies
Description
This holiday season, bring the flavor of Christmas into your home by baking these delicious Christmas spritz cookies. You can share them at parties, add them to your holiday cookie platter, and pass them out to your neighbors
Ingredients
- 1 cup (227 g) Unsalted Butter soft, room temperature
- ½ cup (110 g) Light brown Sugar or granulated sugar
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- ½ tsp Almond extract
- 2¼ cups (280 g) All-Purpose flour
- 4 tbsp (60 g) Cornstarch
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Cinnamon ground
- ¼ tsp Ginger ground
Sugar glaze
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp Water
Decorations
- 1 cup Sprinkles variety
Instructions
- Prep - Preheat the oven to 356°F / 180°C/ Gas Mark 4.
- Wet ingredients - In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Next, add the egg, then the vanilla and almond extracts. Scrape the bowl and mix again until creamy.1 cup Unsalted Butter, ½ cup Light brown Sugar, 1 large Egg, 1 tsp Vanilla extract, ½ tsp Almond extract
- Dry ingredients – In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, spice, and cornstarch, and set aside. Then add the flour mixture – the dough is softer than other cookies. That's so you can press it easily from the cookie press. (Optional) Divide the dough into 3 or 4 portions. You can color the dough with gel food color at this time.2¼ cups All-Purpose flour, 4 tbsp Cornstarch, ½ tsp Salt, ½ tsp Cinnamon ground, ¼ tsp Ginger ground
- Fill the cookie press - Fill the dough into the cookie press with a Christmas disc. Every cookie press is different, so make sure to read the instructions carefully and set it up as directed.
- Press cookies directly on the ungreased baking sheet (no parchment paper). Hold the cookie press at a right angle (straight up) to the baking tray, press down, hold, then lift up. If you have any points, press them down with a wet finger.
- Bake the cookies in a preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes. These do bake quickly, so keep a close eye on them. You need to take them out as soon as you see the edges get a slight color.
- Cool on the baking tray for just 10 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely. The cookies are delicious on their own without any frosting. But you can certainly decorate them with melted chocolate and sprinkles.
- For the sugar glaze - combine the powdered sugar and water until you have a smooth pouring consistency. Color and transfer to piping bags. Decorate as desired (watch the video for ideas)1 cup Powdered sugar, 2 tbsp Water
- Dry and Store - Let the frosting or glaze dry before you stack them away, otherwise they will stick to each other. These cookies will stay in an airtight container or cookie jar for up to a week.1 cup Sprinkles
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