Anyone Own A Cookie Press?

[Jen_in_NH]

I've got 2 of the old ones, and I love them. My sister has one of the newer ones that looks like a cauling gun, and I don't like it as much as the older ones.

Definitely use butter, not margarine.

Jen

 

[LJC1861]

I have a wilton battery operated one and it did take me a bit of time to get used to it. I grew up making spritz cookies with a manual press, but finally decided to try the battery operated one. Make sure that your dough is chilled. It is equally important that the pan is chilled as well. Again, it gives the dough something to stick too. I also rinse and wipe my cookie sheets in between each batch. The butter in the dough makes the next batch not stick and that is not a good thing. Also, I agree with other posters.....use real butter and vanilla. It does make a difference.

My signature cookie, and the one that most of my friends request are spritz cookies made using the circular flower mold. I then make a slight indentation in the center and using a pastry bag fill it with a drop of seedless black raspberry jam. Bake according to the receipe and enjoy. These cookies keep for weeks in an airtight container and the flavors get better with time.

Linda

 

[christinadei]

Does anyone have a recipe for cheese crackers in it? My old landlord got a recipe for this with hers and they were sooooooooo good. She made some with cheddar and some with swiss. I've been dying for the recipe ever since. i even bought a cookie press to make it. I haven't used it yet though. Maybe for christmas cookies....

 

[SDFgirl]

These cookies keep for weeks in an airtight container and the flavors get better with time.

Linda

Just what I was going to say! I think Spritz cookies taste the best after they've been sitting in a cookie tin for 2 or 3 days.

My grandma used to make the best ones, green Christmas trees with colored sprinkles. I got a cookie press at a bridal shower and I'm going to try to recreate them this year.

 

[Wish Upon A Star]

Thanks everyone!

 

[maciec]

I have 2 of the old Wearever Super Shooters. They are awesome. I always used my moms growing up when I was helping her make Christmas cookies. By the time that I grew up and wanted one for myself they didn't make them any more so I found one on eBay and then another for a back up.

 

[emmoms]

I have a battery powered one and an electric one - love them! It's my favorite holiday cookie. I use Mom's recipe or the one in my Cookie Book.

Here's Mom's recipe!

Spritz cookies

1 1/2 cups butter or margarine (3 sticks)
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4 cups sifted all-purpose flour (don't skip this sifting step)
1 teaspoon baking powder

Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Add egg, vanilla, and almond extract; beat well. Sift together flour and baking powder (this is a second sifting of the flour); gradually add to creamed mixture. Do not chill.

Force dough through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate tops with colored sugars or sprinkles (jimmies?). Bake in a hot oven (400 degrees) for 8 minutes; cool. Makes about 6 dozen


I use an electric press - it really speeds things up and I can make a lot of cookies at one time!

katerkat's mom

 

[katerkat]

OK, I must not use Mom's recipe because I don't own a sifter.

 

[emmoms]

nah, katerkat, you probably just tweaked it to make do with what was at hand! So how does it turn out without the sifting?

 

[olena]

I received a Pampered Chef cookie press as a wedding gift. Although I've never used it. I don't even know how it works.

I got one for Christmas a few years ago and I still haven't used it. It's a model with a trigger. To me, it looks like a caulk gun with an assortment of applicators.

I've only ever made drop cookies. I have no idea what to do with this thing.

 

[sjh801]

I always make my spritz recipe. And yes, real butter and keeping the dough chilled is important.

This is from an old Betty Crocker Cookbook of my mother’s. If you look at the ingredients you can see why it is no longer included. Just a little rich! But, they are delicious. I have made them every Christmas since I started baking.

1 Cup soft butter
2/3 Cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
2 ½ Cups flour

Mix together the butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla. Add the flour gradually, working in with hands.

If dough is too soft, cover and refrigerate until firm enough to form cookies, 30 to 45 minutes. Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart on cookie sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F for about 7-10 minutes.

Yield: approximately 6 dozen