Best 4 Holiday Spritz Cookies Recipes

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**Tantalize Your Taste Buds with Holiday Spritz Cookies: A Festive Treat for Every Occasion**

As the holiday season approaches, the air fills with the sweet aroma of freshly baked cookies. Among the most beloved holiday treats are spritz cookies, delicate and flavorful confections that melt in your mouth. These delightful morsels, often adorned with festive sprinkles or drizzles of icing, add a touch of magic to any gathering.

This comprehensive guide presents a delectable collection of spritz cookie recipes, each offering a unique twist on this classic holiday treat. From traditional butter spritz cookies to creative variations like lemon spritz cookies, chocolate spritz cookies, and even gluten-free spritz cookies, there's a recipe here to satisfy every palate.

Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, these recipes provide clear and detailed instructions, ensuring that your spritz cookies turn out perfectly. With helpful tips and tricks, you'll learn how to achieve the perfect texture, shape, and flavor in your cookies.

So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and prepare to embark on a delightful baking journey. These holiday spritz cookies are sure to become a cherished tradition, bringing joy and warmth to your family and friends throughout the festive season and beyond.

Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!

SUPER SHOOTER SPRITZ HOLIDAY COOKIES



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This recipe is reported to work well in the Proctor-Silex Super Shooter or Super Shooter Plus cookie presses. It may be refrigerated to make dough stiffer if necessary for other cookie presses. I lost my recipe book that came with the Super Shooter and found other spritz cookie recipes to be too stiff or too sticky to work in my machine. I found this recipe through a google search at www.familyeducation.com/whatworks.

Provided by Some1sGrandma

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 4-5 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup margarine (softened) or 1 cup butter (softened)
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1 pinch salt
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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.

HOLIDAY SPRITZ COOKIES



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These classic holiday cookies made with a cookie press are everybody's favorite, both to decorate and to eat.

Provided by Crisco

Categories     Trusted Brands: Recipes and Tips     Crisco®

Time 1h30m

Yield 42

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 ⅓ cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking powder
½ stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 large egg
½ teaspoon almond extract
8 drops green food color
1 (12 ounce) container Pillsbury® Funfetti® Garland Green Vanilla Flavored Frosting

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Stir flour, salt and baking powder in medium bowl until well blended. Beat shortening, butter and powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, almond extract and food color. Beat in flour mixture gradually until blended.
  • Fit cookie press with Christmas tree or wreath plate according to manufacturer's instructions. Fill cookie press according to instructions. Press dough onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake 6 to 7 minutes or until set, but not brown. Cool 1 minute on baking sheet. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.
  • Place frosting in large heavy-duty resealable plastic bag. Microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 seconds to soften. Knead. Cut very small bottom corner off bag. Drizzle over cookies in a decorative pattern. Place candy bits from frosting in medium bowl. Hold cookie over bowl and sprinkle with candy bits. Let stand 15 minutes or until frosting is set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110.4 calories, Carbohydrate 13.5 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 5.9 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 49.1 mg, Sugar 8.1 g

HOLIDAY SPRITZ COOKIES



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These crisp buttery cookies make a welcome gift or sweet party treat. Color the dough in Christmasy hues and use a cookie press to make all kinds of fun shapes.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 5 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
Food coloring, optional
Holiday sprinkles and colored sugars

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, milk and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture just until combined. Stir in food coloring if desired. Cover and chill for at least 2 hours. , Fill cookie press and form into desired shapes on ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with sprinkles and colored sugars. , Bake at 400° for 8 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts :

WHITE CHOCOLATE HOLIDAY SPRITZ COOKIES



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These delightful cookies can be made in various color combinations for any holiday or occasion. Simply add a few drops of the appropriate color food coloring to the dough and/or white chocolate icing.

Provided by REDPONYGIRL

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Spritz Cookie Recipes

Time 26m

Yield 50

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
¾ cup confectioners' sugar
2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
salt
1 (12 ounce) package white chocolate chips
¾ cup multicolored candy sprinkles (jimmies), as desired

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease or line two cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Cream the butter in a mixing bowl until light colored and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla until smooth. Add food coloring, if desired. Gradually mix in the confectioners' sugar, flour, and salt to make a smooth dough.
  • Place dough into cookie press cylinder fitted with 1 inch sawtooth ribbon disk. Press dough into long strips on prepared cookie sheets. Use a paring knife dipped into flour to score the strips every two inches.
  • Bake in preheated oven until edges are slightly golden, about 6 minutes. Remove from oven, cool slightly, and cut along score lines while they are still warm. Transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  • Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Melt white chocolate chips in the top of a double boiler placed over medium heat, or in the microwave. Add food coloring, if desired. Spread white chocolate icing on the bottom of one cookie and place the bottom of a second cookie into the icing to form a sandwich. Place cookie sandwich onto prepared baking sheet. Repeat to assemble remaining cookies, and refrigerate on the baking sheet 10 minutes to set icing. Remove and dip ends of cookies into white chocolate, then into candy sprinkles. Place cookies on wax paper until white chocolate is set.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.5 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 14.5 mg, Fat 6.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 9.5 mg, Sugar 7.9 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality butter. This will give your cookies a richer flavor and texture. Make sure the butter is softened to room temperature before creaming it with the sugar.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help incorporate air into the dough, making the cookies lighter and more tender.
  • Use a cookie press. This is the easiest way to make spritz cookies, and it will ensure that all of your cookies are the same size and shape.
  • Chill the dough before baking. This will help the cookies hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much in the oven.
  • Bake the cookies at a moderate temperature. This will help prevent them from overbrowning.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before decorating. This will help prevent the decorations from melting or running.

Conclusion:

Spritz cookies are a delicious and festive holiday treat. They are easy to make and can be decorated in a variety of ways. With a little planning, you can make a batch of spritz cookies that will be the hit of your next holiday party.

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