Super Shooter Spritz Holiday Cookies
Elevate your holiday baking with these delightful Super Shooter Spritz Holiday Cookies—a timeless treat that's as fun to make as it is to eat! This festive recipe combines the rich flavors of butter, vanilla, and almond extracts to create tender, melt-in-your-mouth cookies with just the right hint of sweetness. Perfect for spreading holiday cheer, these cookies are made using a cookie press, allowing you to create beautiful, intricate shapes with ease. Adorn each one with colorful sanding sugar or sprinkles for an extra dash of holiday magic. Ready in under 30 minutes and yielding a generous batch of 36 cookies, this recipe is perfect for gift-giving, cookie exchanges, or simply enjoying with your favorite cup of cocoa. Start a new holiday tradition with these festive, buttery classics!
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Recipe Information
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted butter
- 0.75 cup Granulated sugar
- 1 Egg yolk
- 1.5 teaspoons Vanilla extract
- 0.5 teaspoons Almond extract
- 2.25 cups All-purpose flour
- 0.25 teaspoons Salt
- 0.5 cups Colored sanding sugar or sprinkles (for decoration)
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Ensure your baking sheets are clean and ungreased to help the spritz cookies adhere properly.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the unsalted butter and granulated sugar together using an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Blend in the egg yolk, vanilla extract, and almond extract, mixing until smooth and well combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing on low speed just until incorporated. Avoid overmixing.
Fill your cookie press with dough according to the manufacturer's instructions. Select your desired disc shape and press cookies directly onto the ungreased baking sheet, spacing them about 1 inch apart.
If desired, sprinkle the shaped cookie dough with colored sanding sugar or festive sprinkles for decoration.
Bake in the preheated oven for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just barely golden but the cookies remain pale overall.
Remove from the oven and allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Repeat with the remaining dough, ensuring your baking sheet has cooled to room temperature between batches if necessary.
Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week, or freeze for longer storage. Enjoy sharing these festive treats with family and friends!
Nutrition Facts
Calories |
653 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
% Daily Value* |
|||
| Total Fat | 4.6 g | 6% | |
| Saturated Fat | 1.6 g | 8% | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.0 g | ||
| Cholesterol | 184 mg | 62% | |
| Sodium | 598 mg | 26% | |
| Total Carbohydrate | 148.7 g | 54% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.0 g | 0% | |
| Total Sugars | 148.5 g | ||
| Protein | 2.7 g | 5% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.5 mcg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 22 mg | 2% | |
| Iron | 0.5 mg | 3% | |
| Potassium | 18 mg | 0% | |
*The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
