Fast N Festive Pressed Cookies Recipes

COOKIE-PRESS COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, flour, salt, and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
• Fill a cookie press with the dough, and turn out cookies 1 to 2 inches apart onto an unbuttered baking sheet. Sprinkle cookies with colored sanding sugars.
• Bake until the cookies are lightly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. To ensure even baking, rotate sheet halfway through the baking process. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool.

FAST AND FESTIVE COOKIE MIX

Steps:

• 1.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off.
• In 4-quart bowl or container, combine 1/2 each of the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• 2.
• With fork or pastry blender, cut 1/2 of the butter into mixture until consistency of coarse crumbs.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients.
• Transfer to tightly covered container.
• Store in refrigerator or freezer.
• Use within 4 weeks.
• 3.
• Measure by dipping cup into mix; level off.
• Return unused mix to refrigerator or freezer.
• Allow measured mix to come to room temperature before adding additional ingredients as directed in recipes.
• High Altitude Instructions: Increase flour to 6 1/2 cups.
• Decrease sugar to 2 1/2 cups.
• Tips: To prepare cookie mix in food processor, place 1/2 each of the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter in food processor bowl with metal blade.
• Process mixture until consistency of coarse crumbs.
• Transfer to tightly covered container.
• Repeat with remaining ingredients.

CHOCOLATE PRESS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg, and stir in vanilla and milk. Combine the flour, cocoa, and salt; stir into the creamed mixture until just blended. Fill cookie press, and press onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with sprinkles if desired.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

FAST 'N FESTIVE PRESSED COOKIES

Steps:

• Dip measuring cup into mix and level off; allow to come to room temperature.
• In large bowl, combine mix and sour cream at low speed until well mixed and dough forms.
• Fill cookie press;press dough in desired shapes onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Sprinkle with coloured sugar.
• Bake at 375°F for 8-11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
• Cool one minute; remove from cookie sheets.