Wilton Classic Spritz Cookies For Cookie Press Food

CLASSIC BUTTERY SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• In a separate large bowl, beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, vanilla extract and almond extract; mix well.
• Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture; beat until combined. Do not chill.
• Fill cookie press with dough and with desired disks, press cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until the edges are light golden brown. Cool for 2 minutes on the cookie sheet placed on the cooling rack. Remove from the baking sheet and place on the wire rack to cool completely.

CLASSIC SPRITZ COOKIES (WILTON)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• 2. In bowl, combine flour and baking powder.
• 3. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, vanilla and almond extract; mix well.
• 4. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture; beat until combined. Do not chill.
• 5. Fill cookie press with dough and with desired disks, press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• 6. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet on cooling rack. Remove from sheet; cool completely.

WILTON CLASSIC SPRITZ COOKIES (FOR COOKIE PRESS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg, milk, vanilla and almond extracts. Beat well. Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough. (Add food color) DO NOT CHILL. Place dough into cookie press and press cookies onto GREASED cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Remove cookies from pan and cool on a rack. (Use less time for dark baking sheets) Makes 7-8 doz.

WILTON BUTTER PRESS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Thoroughly cream butter and sugar.
• Add egg, milk, vanilla and almond extracts; beat well. Sift the flour and then measure by spooning the sifted flour into the measuring cup. (Using too much flour will make the dough too dense to come out the press. I have found out the hard way that sifting the flour is important!).
• Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough.
• DO NOT CHILL.
• Place dough in cookie press and press cookies on to ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 6-8 minutes.
• Remove cookies from sheet and cool on rack.
• Makes 6 dozen cookies (but they're very small).