Old Fashioned Spritz Cookies
Make tender old fashioned spritz cookies with buttery dough, vanilla, almond extract, and festive decorations for a classic holiday cookie tray.
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 8 minutes
Total: 28 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- assorted sprinkles for decorating
- gel food coloring optional
- melted white chocolate optional for decorating
Instructions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Beat the softened butter and sugar for 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract, then scrape down the bowl.
- Add flour, baking powder, and salt; beat just until combined. Add food coloring if desired.
- Transfer dough to a cookie press and pipe onto an ungreased, room-temperature baking sheet.
- Top with sprinkles if desired.
- Bake 7–9 minutes, until edges are lightly golden. Cool and decorate as desired.