Classic Spritz Cookies

Name: Classic Spritz Cookies
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups butter, do not substitute vegetable oil spread; 1 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; colored crystal sugar or candy sprinkles (optional)

6 ingredients

15 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter, do not substitute vegetable oil spread
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
colored crystal sugar or candy sprinkles (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 375.
2

In a batter bowl, beat butter on medium speed of electric mixer until creamy.
3

Add sugar, egg and vanilla; beat well.
4

Add flour, 1 cup at a time; mix well.
5

Dough will be soft; do not refrigerate.
6

Fill Cookie Press, fitted with disk of your choice, with dough using Medium Scoop.
7

Press dough onto flat Baking Stone 1 inch apart.
8

Decorate cookies with colored sugar or sprinkles, if desired.
9

Bake 10-12 minutes or until firm but not brown.
10

Cool 2 minutes on flat Baking Stone; remove to Stackable Cooling Rack.
11

Repeat with remaining dough.
12

*Variation:Chocolate Spritz Cookies: Decrease flour to 3 cups.
13

Increase sugar to 1 1/4 cups.
14

Add 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder to flour mixture.
15

Proceed as recipe directs.