Mom Ts Spritz Cookies Recipes

CLASSIC SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, salt, egg, almond extract and a few drops of food color.
• Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate with currants.
• Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. To decorate cookies after baking, use a drop of corn syrup to attach decorations to cookies.

MOM'S SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and gradually add sugar. Beat till light. Add egg yolks and mix. Add flour and salt and mix well. Stir until dough forms a ball.
• 2. Refrigerate dough for one hour.
• 3. Fill cookie press and form the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet. Brush on egg whites and sprinkle on colorful sugar.
• 4. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes.
• 5. I roll the dough into balls and use a cookie stamp them sprinkle colorful sprinkles on top before baking.

BUTTER RICH SPRITZ BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift together the flour and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Stir in the egg yolks, almond extract and vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the sifted ingredients. Fill a cookie press with dough and shoot cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, decorate with sugar or sprinkles at this time.
• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes in the preheated oven.