Make your own cookie press cookies!
A cookie press is a baking instrument used to push dough through a disk with a hole in the center, giving cookies shapes such as a hearts, diamonds, stars or any other shapes the cookie press supplies. A cookie press cookie is also known as a spritz cookie. Here are a few favorite cookie press recipes for you to try.
Chocolate drizzle cookies
Ingredients:
Two-thirds-cup sugar
One-cup butter, softened
One egg
One-half-teaspoon salt
Two-teaspoon vanilla
One-fourth-cup coarsely grated semi-sweet chocolate
Two-and-one-fourth-cups all-purpose flour
Heat oven to 450-degrees Fahrenheit. In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar, egg, butter, salt and vanilla. Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often until the mixture is light and fluffy, usually two to three minutes. Add flour and coarsely-grated chocolate. Beat at a low speed until well mixed. If the dough is too soft, refrigerate until it’s firm enough to form cookies. Place dough in cookie press and form desired shapes. Place on a cookie sheet, one inch apart. Bake for six to eight minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Let cool and enjoy!
Sugar cookies
Ingredients:
One-cup butter
Three-fourths-cup sugar
One egg
One-half-teaspoon baking powder
One-teaspoon vanilla
One-half-teaspoon salt
Two-cups sifted flour
Food coloring of your choice
Cream butter adding sugar gradually and beat until light. Add egg and flavoring and mix well. Add sifted dry ingredients and mix well. Divide the dough and add food coloring. Fill the cookies press with the dough, and shape on an ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 400-degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets and cool on racks.
Butter cookies
Ingredients:
One-half-cup butter
Three-fourths-cup granulated sugar
One-half-cup shortening
One large egg
Two-and-one-fourth-cups all-purpose flour
One-half-teaspoon baking powder
One-fourth-teaspoon salt
One-teaspoon almond or vanilla extract
In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar with an electric mixer until its fluffy. Add the egg and beat it well. Add the extract. Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and gradually add it to the creamed mixture. Put the dough through the cookie press machine, and place the cookies one-inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350-degrees Fahrenheit for seven to eight minutes. Cook the cookies on a rack.
Chocolate sprinkle cookies
Ingredients:
Five-eights-cup shortening
One-and-three-fourths-cups white sugar
One beaten egg
One-half-teaspoon vanilla extract
Two-teaspoon milk
Two-cups all-purpose flour
Six-tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
One-half-teaspoon salt
One-fourth-cup multi-colored sprinkles (optional)
Pre-heat the oven to 350-degrees Fahrenheit. In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until its smooth. Beat in the egg and stir in the vanilla and milk. Combine the flour, cocoa and salt and stir in the creamed mixture until just blended. Fill the cookie press with dough and press onto ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with sprinkles if desired. Bake for 10 minutes in the pre-heated oven and remove to cool on racks. Serve and enjoy!
Cream cheese cookies
(This is one of the most delicious cookie press recipes around!)
Ingredients:
One-cup butter
Three-ounces cream cheese
One-cup granulated sugar
One egg yolk
Two-and-a-half-cups all-purpose flour
One-fourth-teaspoon lemon extract
One-teaspoon vanilla extract
One-half-teaspoon salt
Beat butter and cream cheese well. And remaining ingredients and mix well. Run through cookie press and form shapes. Bake at 350-degrees Fahrenheit for 10-15 minutes or until light golden brown.