Grandma Wendts Almond Spritz Cookie Recipes

ALMOND SPRITZ COOKIES

This almond spritz cookies recipe can be left plain or decorated with colored sugar and frosting. In our house, it just wouldn't be Christmas without some cookie press recipes.-Tanya Hart, Muncie, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield about 7 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

Almond Spritz Cookies image

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle with colored sugar. , Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 44 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 29mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pink and red colored sugar, optional

GRANDMA'S SPRITZ COOKIES

To make these festive classic spritz cookies, I use my grandmother's antique cookie press. I'm the only one in the family who can still get it to work! -Suzanne Kern, Louisville, Kentucky

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 25m

Yield 6-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 8

Grandma's Spritz Cookies image

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add egg and almond extract; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture until blended., Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle with toppings. Bake until set (do not brown), 7-8 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 44 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 2mg cholesterol, Sodium 6mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon almond extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Dash salt
Optional: Assorted sprinkles and colored sugar

ALMOND SPRITZ COOKIES

A holiday classic found in nearly every cookie box, these almond-flavored treats are buttery, crisp and all too easy to eat by the handful (fear not, this recipe makes a lot). Spritz cookies also keep well, for up to two weeks stored in an airtight container at room temperature. If you don't have a spritz gun, you can use a pastry bag to form them. Or, for more rustic versions, skip the pressing altogether. Chill the dough for an hour, then roll out 1-inch balls, placing them 1 ½ inches apart on the baking sheets, then use a fork to flatten them. A sprinkle of colored sugar makes everything pretty.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories cookies and bars, dessert

Time 1h

Yield 4 dozen cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

Almond Spritz Cookies image

Steps:

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or a hand-held electric mixer and a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, add the egg and almond extract, and mix until well-combined and smooth.
With speed still on low, gradually add both flours and the salt until just incorporated.
Fill a cookie press with dough, or use a piping bag fitted with a decorative piping tip with a large opening (about 1/2-inch). Press or pipe the dough onto ungreased baking sheets, leaving about 1 inch between cookies. Sprinkle cookies with decorative sugar or sprinkles.
Bake until firm to the touch and golden brown at edges, 12 to 17 minutes. Transfer sheets to a wire rack to cool slightly, then use a spatula to remove cookies from the baking sheets when they're still warm (which is easier to do than when they've cooled completely).

Ingredients

1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter, preferably cultured, softened
3/4 cup/150 grams granulated sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
3/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
2 cups/250 grams all-purpose flour
1/4 cup/25 grams almond flour or meal
Decorative sugar or festive sprinkles, for finishing

GRANDMA'S SPRITZ PRESS COOKIES

Simple recipe for spritz cookies that can be used for any cookie press. Different extracts can be used to flavor the cookies-almond, vanilla, orange, mint, anything you like! Almond is always a favorite for the holidays.

Provided by elf-hunter

Categories Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

Grandma's Spritz Press Cookies image

Steps:

Mix butter, sugar, extract, salt, and egg together (I recommend a Kitchen Aid).
Slowly add flour to the wet ingredients.
Add food coloring (if desired)
Load dough into cookie press.
Press cookies onto cookie sheet.
Decorate.
Bake a 400 degrees for 7-10 minutes.
Cookies will not brown when done.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.6, Fat 4, SaturatedFat 2.5, Cholesterol 14.6, Sodium 53.1, Carbohydrate 6.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 2.1, Protein 0.8

Ingredients

1 cup butter (softened)
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg
food coloring (optional)