Pina Colada Spritz Cookies Recipes

PINA COLADA MADELEINE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Put the cake mix in a mixing bowl and add the butter. Using a pastry blender or 2 forks, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add the eggs, milk and rum. Beat with a wooden spoon until you form a smooth batter. Fold in coconut until evenly distributed.
• Spray 2 madeleine molds with nonstick cooking spray. Using a tablespoon, drop the batter into the molds filling halfway. If you don't have madeleine molds, you may drop the batter on an ungreased baking pan. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until the cookies are nicely browned. Let cool in the pan then turn out onto a platter. Repeat method with remaining batter.

PINA COLADA SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 deg F.
• Combine butter, caster sugar, brown sugar in a large mixer bowl.
• Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add egg, mix until combined.
• Add the lemon juice, zest, almond and coconut extract.
• Combine well.
• Mix salt with flour.
• Add it to the butter mixture gradually.
• (I use a wooden spoon) Put dough into cookie press.
• Press cookies onto UNGREASED cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 8 minutes.
• NOTE: Before baking, i brush cookies with egg yolk glaze, fill the middle with some pineapple jam/filling and sprinkle with some dessicated coconut.
• Very delicious tropical cookies that i bake for Chinese New Year.

PISTACHIO SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Pulse the pistachios and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar in a food processor until the nuts are finely ground and powdery. Sift with the flour and salt into a medium bowl; set aside.
• Beat the remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar and the butter in a large bowl with a mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about3 minutes. Add the egg and vanilla and beat until combined. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the pistachio mixture and beat until completely incorporated.
• Fill a cookie press with the dough according to the manufacturer's instructions. Press cookies about 1 1/2 inches apart onto 2 ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until set and golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Let the cookies cool 5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

PINA COLADA COOKIES

Steps:

• In a big mixing bowl, place the softened cream cheese and butter; blend with an electric mixer set on med-high speed for 1-2 minutes, until blended and smooth.
• Add in the egg yolk, pineapple juice, rum extract, and half of the cake mix; blend with an electric mixer set on med-high speed for 1-2 minutes, until blended and smooth.
• Stir in the remaining cake mix and coconut with a wooden spoon until all dry ingredients are moistened.
• Chill dough, covered, for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Position oven rack in the middle of oven; spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 9-11 minutes or until set at edges and just barely set at center when lightly touched.
• Cool 1 minute on sheets; transfer to wire racks with a metal spatula and cool completely.

GRANDMA'S SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg and almond extract; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture until blended., Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle with toppings. Bake until set (do not brown), 7-8 minutes.

PINA COLADA LUSH

Steps:

• Combine the graham cracker crumbs, butter and brown sugar in a large bowl. Press onto the bottom and up sides of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., In a second bowl, beat together cream cheese, pineapple and confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla extract; spread into crust. , In same bowl, whisk together milk and pudding mix until thickened, about 2 minutes. Fold in 1 cup whipped topping; spread pudding mixture over the cream cheese mixture. Top with remaining whipped topping. , Sprinkle with toasted coconut. Refrigerate, covered, until set, about 3 hours. If desired, garnish with cherries.