Need tried and true recipies for my cookie press...

[grover]

I am looking for some tried and true recipes for my cookie press..I want to get baking and freezing cookies for christmas...please share if you have a great recipe!
Grover in Winnipeg º0º

 

[piratesmate]

My grandmother had 2 recipes in her little spiral bound notebook - and you can't get more tried & true than her recipes! She used to start at Halloween & make until mid-Dec. I really miss her - and not just for her cookies. Her instructions were always at a minimum, but she used to tint the dough & decorate with sprinkles.

Gram’s Spritz

1 c butter
1 Tbl vanilla
½ c sugar
2 egg yolks
2½ c flour
1/8 tsp salt

Cream butter, vanilla, sugar & eggs. Mix in the rest. Use cookie press. Bake at 350 for 12 – 15 minutes. Yield: 6 dozen

The other one is really faded in places. The temp is 400 & time is 6 - 8 min. I think all amts are the same except it calls for 1 beaten egg, ¾ c sugar & 2 tsp almond extract - no vanilla. Yield: 6 dozen

These recipes are from the Betty Crocker Cookbook and I've used them YEARS ago....now I just use Gram's.

Spritz

1 c butter, softened
½ c sugar
2¼ c flour
½ tsp salt
1 egg
1 tsp almond extract or vanilla

Cream butter & sugar. Blend in remaining ingredients. Fill press with ¼ of dough at a time; form desired shapes on ungreased sheet. Bake at 400 for 6 – 9 min or until set, but not brown.
Yield: ~5 dozen

Opt: Blend 2 ounces melted, unsweetened chocolate (cool) into butter/sugar mixture.

Lemon-Cheese Pressed Cookies

1 c butter, softened
3 oz cream cheese, softened
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1 Tbl lemon juice
2½ c flour
1 tsp baking powder

Cream butter, cheese & sugar until fluffy. Blend in remaining ingredients. Cover; chill 1 hour. Fill press with ¼ of dough at a time; form onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 8 – 10 min or until light brown on edges. Yield: 5 dozen 2” cookies

Opt: Omit lemon peel & juice; stir in 2 ounces melted unsweetened chocolate (cool).

Orange Crisps

½ c shortening
½ c butter, softened
½ c sugar
½ c brown sugar
1 – 2 tsp grated orange peel
1 Tbl orange juice
1 egg
2½ c flour
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp salt

Cream shortening, butter & sugars. Fill press with ¼ of dough at a time; form onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 375 for 10 – 12 minutes or until light brown on edges.
Yield: 6 dozen 2” cookies.

Opt: Substitute 1 – 2 tsp grated lemon peel & 1 Tbl lemon juice for orange peel & juice.

 

[psammie1025]

Holiday Chocolate Spritz

1/2 cup Sugar
3/4 cup Butter, softened
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Almond Extract
1 & 1/2 cups all-pupose Flour
1/4 cup unsweetened Cocoa

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl combine all ingredients except flour & cocoa.
Beat at medium speed until ligh & fluffy (2 to 3 minutes). Gradually add flour & cocoa until well mixed (2 to 3 min).
Fill cookie press.
Place 1" apart on cookie sheets.
Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, or until set.
Cool & decorate as desired.
Yield 3 dozen

My family really enjoys these!
I can't seem to locate my Cream Cheese Spritz recipe, but if I come across it, I will post it too.

~paula

 

[psammie1025]

1 cup Shortening
1 (3 oz) pkg Cream Cheee, softened
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 & 1/2 cups Flour, sifted
1/2 teapsoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Nutmeg

Cream shortening & cream cheese together. Gradually add sugar & mix well. Beat in egg yolk & vanilla.
Sift flour with salt & nutmeg, gradually adding to the creamed mixture.
Fill cookie press & set 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 5 minutes. Cool before removing from sheets.

 

[Pammy jo]

Grover, I'm so glad you asked this questionl. This year I am determined. Last year I spent all this money on a good pampered chef press and never could get it to work. Does thedough have to be especially cold or something when using it? And can you make them now and freeze them, will they still taste good 8 weeks later from the freezer?

 

[Disneyaholic]

Originally posted by Pammy jo
Grover, I'm so glad you asked this questionl. This year I am determined. Last year I spent all this money on a good pampered chef press and never could get it to work. Does thedough have to be especially cold or something when using it? And can you make them now and freeze them, will they still taste good 8 weeks later from the freezer?

Can you freeze the dough and bake them later on???

 

[grover]

I think the cookies should freeze okay..I don't see why not!
Do we have any expert opinions out there??
I have used my friends cookie press once-it did take a number of try's to get my "technique" down!!
Just keep trying - some of mine looked not so hot so I just threw them back in the press and did them over!
Okay-is sprintz the same as shortbread??
Would shortbread work in a cookie press??
Thank you everyone for the recipes-I can't wait to give them a go!!
My son is looking forward to using the "gizmo" as well!
Grover in Winnipeg º0º