Butter Spritz Cookies
Nothing says the holidays like festive butter spritz cookies! Use a cookie press to make festive shapes for these buttery sugar cookies.
Servings: 48
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups unsalted butter (room temperature)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour (540 grams)
Instructions
To prepare:
- Make sure that your butter is at room temperature.
- Place your cookie pans in the refrigerator so that they are cold when you are ready to press the cookies.
Make the cookies:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. Scrape the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add in the egg and extract. Mix again until well blended, scraping the sides of the bowl.
- Add in the flour and mix again. Scrape the bowls and mix until everything is completely creamed together.
- Press the cookie dough into the cookie press according to your cookie press instructions.
- Place the end of the cookie press down on a COLD cookie sheet and press to make a shape. Pick it up and repeat until all of the dough is gone. Sprinkle the cookies as you press while the dough is still moist.
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for 30 minutes after pressing, before baking.
- Preheat the oven to 350ยบ Fahrenheit.
- Bake the cookies for about 8 minutes. The exact time will depend on how big the cookies are and your oven/pans. Watch them closely. Don't let them get browned much at all so that they stay soft.
- Allow the cookies to cool for 3-5 minutes on the cookie sheet, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container.