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Butter Spritz Cookies

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Butter Spritz Cookies are a classic cookie that are so easy to make. Christmas cookies are always the best!

Butter Spritz Cookies
 I recently received my great-grandmother’s cookie press. I love it. I love that it was my great-grandma’s and that I can use it with my kids. We had fun using all the different plates to make different shapes. They loved the butterfly and scotty dog. If you don’t have a cookie press, get one! They aren’t expensive like this Cookie Press
on Amazon. They are so much easier than cut out cookies. You can also use a pastry bag or ziploc bag to make these cookies.

 Here is my cookie press…

I couldn’t see a year on it, but it’s old. I like how they spelled “Cooky” on the box. This is better than any new one I could buy.

 

Butter Spritz Cookies
 
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Ingredients
  • 2¼ C. flour
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 C. butter
  • 3 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 C. sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. orange or lemon zest (optional)
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Sift together the flour, salt, and cinnamon; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese.
  4. Add sugar and egg yolk; beat until light and fluffy.
  5. Stir in the vanilla and zest.
  6. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients.
  7. Fill a cookie press or pastry bag with dough, and form cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
  8. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the cookies are golden brown on the peaks and on the bottoms.
  9. Remove from cookie sheets at once to cool on wire racks.

Comments

  1. I am going to try this recipe….. although I do have the old cookie press, I also have an old Super Shooter that still works and I will use it till it dies…..

  5. Seeing this post got me thinking…I have my grandmother's old cookie press, which I've never used. I still have the box, and it's very similar to yours, complete with the "cooky" spelling! Your cookies turned out so pretty that I'm thinking I need to give these a try. Thank you so much for linking up at What's In Your Kitchen Wednesday!

  6. I love these cookies and your pictures. I saw you at the link party and am now following you. I would love for you to visit me @ memoriesbythemile.com<br />Christmas Hugs,<br />Wanda Ann

  7. They look great! I&#39;ve been thinking of getting a cookie press. Obviously not as awesome as yours, just a plastic Chinese one :P<br /><br />By the way, I&#39;m hosting a giveaway on my blog, you may want to check it out!

  8. Hi Mandy, Just stopping in to let you know that I made and posted these spritz cookies on my blog the wednesday baker. Thank you for the nice cookie recipe, its a keeper for sure……..andi

  12. My mother had the same press. Love that it’s still the old box. What a treasure for you.

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