Spritz Cookies

Name: Spritz Cookies
Ingredients: 2 cups butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 to 2 tablespoons water; Colored sugar

9 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons water
Colored sugar

Directions

1

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
2

Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased
3

. Bake at 325° until set, 11-12 minutes (do not brown). Remove to wire racks to cool.
4

Place confectioners' sugar in a small bowl; stir in enough water to reach desired consistency. Working with one cookie at a time, brush glaze on the surface and sprinkle with sugar. Let stand until set.