Super 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.

SUPER SHOOTER BASIC SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl and cream together on medium high speed.
• Add sugar gradually; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add egg and vanilla; mix well using medium speed.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl.
• Add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture in three additions; mix well after each addition.
• The dough will be stiff.
• Assemble and fill super shooter with dough; use desired disc.
• Press cookies on ungreased, uncoated baking sheet (no teflon).
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
• Do NOT overbake.

BUTTER SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the vanilla and almond extracts and the egg and mix to incorporate; don't worry if the mixture seems to separate.
• Sift together the flour and baking powder and add to the creamed butter. Mix until combined. Using a cookie press, press the cookies onto ungreased baking sheets. Top with sprinkles of your choice. Bake until firm but not yet browning, 6 to 8 minutes. After a few minutes, move cookies to a rack and cool.

SUPER SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. With an electric mixer at high speed cream butter until soft.
• 2. Add sugar gradually, continuing to cream about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
• 3. Add egg yolks one at a time. Add vanilla. Beat well.
• 4. Add flour in three additions. Mix well after each addition. Dough will be stiff.
• 5. Shape dough into 2 rolls. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least one hour.
• 6. Assemble gun. Fill with cookie dough.
• 7. Bake 7-10 minutes (I bake for 9 minutes) until just starting to turn light brown around the edges, being careful not to overbake.

SUPER SHOOTER SPRITZ HOLIDAY COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cream sugar and butter.
• Mix in remaining ingredients.
• Place dough in cookie press.
• Press cookikes out onto a COOL cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with jimmies or colored sugar or place a"red hot" candy or a "mini-M&M" candy in the center of each cookie.
• Watch them closely while baking and don't let them brown.
• Bake about 6-9 minutes, remember, do NOT brown.

SUPER SHOOTER WHIPPED SHORTBREAD SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream together butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt.
• Gradually add cornstarch and flour.
• Whip with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Place dough into a cookie press and press cookies out onto a COOL baking sheet.
• Decorate with candies, or candied cherries if desired.
• Bake 12-15 minutes.
• Let cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet.
• Then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.