If you are looking for pretty Christmas cookies to make with or for your kids, you will love these spritz cookies. Not only does this spritz cookie recipe deliver buttery yummyness, but they are so lovely to look at too in various shapes. So whip up a batch of our best spritz cookie recipe to enjoy in December and the whole holiday season!
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The first Christmas cookies we made every year were these spritz cookies – they were my favorite! I loved the buttery taste of these yummy, bite-size cookies. I love the smell of these baking in the oven. I loved making these cookies with my Dad and using the fun cookie press to make various shapes. But mostly, I loved how pretty these Christmas spritz cookies were.
We made green Christmas trees with sprinkle ornaments, green wreaths with red hot lights, yellow camels to remind us of the wise men who went off to find baby Jesus, and various other non-traditional ones just for fun. You and your kids will love making this delicious spritz cookie recipe that is as pretty as it is yummy! This is definetly the best spritz cookie recipe, others sometimes don’t have the right consistency and get stuck in the press – but our butter spritz cookies come out beautifully every time!
We have lots more yummy recipes to choose from including candy cane cookies, adorable Christmas Reindeer Cookies, pretty mint meltaway cookies, melt-in-your-mouth wedding cake snowball cookies, and cute checkerboard cookies Christmas.
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Start by gathering your ingredients. You will need:
- 1 ½ cup butter
- 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 teas vanilla
- 3 ½ cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 TAB milk
- ½ teas almond extract
- 1 teas baking powder
- food coloring (optional)
- sprinkels (optional)
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Preheat the oven to 400 F. Mix ingredients together
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HINT: Cookie press cookies can be a little tempermental depending on your altitude and make of certain ingredients. Make sure your butter is softened, but not melted. If your are having trouble getting the cookies pressed out of the press, you can add a little milk or flour depending on what consistency problems you are having.
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To use a cookie press simply insert dough into press and put on the cap with the cookie shape you like. Turn crank or press, depending on your model, until the batter makes a cookie. Lift and repeat until your non-greased cookie sheet is full.
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The cookies do not spread much, if at all – so feel free to pack them in pretty tightly. Sometimes getting the press started you will need to go through a couple cookies to get it going. Just save the batter and add it back in the press at the end.
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Make various Christmas colors and shapes like green trees, yellow camels, green wreaths, etc.
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Bake for 8 minutes. Allow to cool a couple minute before removing from the cookie sheet onto a cooling rack.
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These are the first cookies we make every year. We make them together right before putting up our Christmas decorations.
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I love how pretty these cookies are in various shapes and colors. My kids always loved using sprinkles to decorate these fun-to-make holiday treats!
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We always make plates of cookies to take to neighbors. It’s our family tradition.
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If you are looking for pretty Christmas cookies to make with or for your kids, you will love these buttery spritz cookies recipe.
BEST Buttery Sprintz Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup butter
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar extra fine is my favorite
- 2 Tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix all ingredients together and press into a cookie press. Press cookies onto a cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Cool slightly before removing cookies onto a cooling rack. Store in air tight container for up to 2 weeks.
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Try these adorable spritz cookies for a fun and tasty holiday treat to make with your kids!
My Grandma use to make these but none of us could find her recipe. These taste just like hers. Thanks!
These are oh-so-good! They are so buttery, thanks
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These are so pretty on a plate of Christmas cookies! I am going to make them again in December. Yum
I happened to have a cookie press from my mom I had never tried. This recipe was perfect and easy to use. Thanks
Spritz can be so tricky based on altitude and butter brand to make them perfect from the press. You must be at the same altitude as I am because these were perfect! If anyone else has trouble just tweak the flour or refrigerate your dough for just 10 minutes at a time. This is a fabulous recipe.