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Spritz Cookies Recipe

Create a new holiday tradition with this classic Spritz Cookies Recipe. These buttery cookies can be easily dressed up with sprinkles or different colors of dough!

I was provided with The Pampered Chef baking products to review.  As always all thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.

Spritz cookies lined up on a wire baking sheet

I love this time of year- the traditions… the lights and decorations… the spirit of the season… the cookies.  Not necessarily in the order.  I love it even more now that I get to experience it with my kids and see this special time of year through their eyes. 

Some of my favorite memories of Christmas time as a child were baking in the kitchen with my mom.  She was always baking something- either for my dad to take with him to work or for our school parties.  (Back when you could bring your own goodies, before all of the sugar regulations we have now!)  My friends at school looked forward to her treats all year.

green and white Spritz cookies on a baking rack

After my husband became a firefighter, my oldest daughter and I started a new tradition of baking cookies for the firefighters on shift in our neighborhood on Christmas Eve.  We spend the day baking together and package them up to deliver on our way to church that evening.  We make a new recipe every year, and I’ve already discovered the one we will make this year– this Spritz Cookies Recipe.

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Spritz cookies shaped as white flowers and green trees

Why are they called Spritz Cookies?

Spritz cookies are actually a type of German Christmas cookie made of flour, butter, sugar and eggs called Spritzgeback.  The word spritz originated from the German word, “spritzen,” which means “to squirt” in English.  These Classic Spritz Cookies are made by literally squirting the dough through a cookie press.

Spritz Cookie Press

This Spritz Cookies Recipe was SO easy to make using The Pampered Chef’s Spritz Cookie Press.  I usually shy away from these types of cookies because I’ve always been disappointed with the cookie presses I’ve used in the past.

This cookie press rotates instead of the typical ratchet style, and it has a much wider barrel that lets you see exactly how much dough is left.  It comes with 9 metal disks with different designs for cookies, and 1 disk to rice potatoes.  It was so easy to fill, change out disks, and even easier to clean.

Spritz Cookies without a Press

If you don’t have a cookie press to make these Classic Spritz Cookies, you can use a pastry bag instead!  Just fill the pastry bag with the cookie dough and use a star tip to create a swirl design.  Get creative – you really can’t go wrong.  Just remember to keep an eye on them while baking as different sized cookies may take different amounts of time to bake.

green and white Spritz cookies on a baking rack
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3.75 from 8 votes

Classic Spritz Cookies

Create a new holiday tradition with this classic Spritz Cookies Recipe.  Sharing my favorite cookie press as well as instructions for how to make Spritz Cookies without a press.  The buttery cookies can be dressed up with sprinkles or different colors of dough. 
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time20 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: German
Keyword: spritz cookies
Servings: 32
Calories: 152kcal
Author: Emily Grace

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • colored sugar or sprinkles optional
  • gel food coloring optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter at medium speed until creamy.
  • Add egg and vanilla; beat well, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
  • Add the flour and mix on low speed until just combined. (Dough will be soft, do not refrigerate!)
  • Fit the cookie press with desired disk and fill with dough.
  • Press dough onto cookie sheet lined with a silicon baking mat.
  • Decorate cookies with sugar or sprinkles as desired.
  • Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until very lightly golden brown.
  • Allow to cool for two minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  • Repeat with remaining dough.

Notes

Add the gel food coloring after the dough is combined if you wish to add color, but be careful not to over-mix.

Nutrition

Calories: 152kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 78mg | Potassium: 19mg | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5.5% | Calcium: 0.5% | Iron: 3.7%

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Comments

  1. Thank you for this recipe. I tried to make spritz cookies last night using the pampered chef spritz cookie press but that recipe didn’t work with the press. After some research I realized that it is recommended to use the recipe that is associated with the brand name of the press you are using. I hope this recipe works. Thank you again!

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  8. Love these cookies Emily! I remember making them with my mom when I was little. I bought a cookie press last year on clearance after Christmas and have staring at it for about a week now. I think it’s time to bust it out and have some fun with my boys. I’m totally going two-toned for my cookies after seeing how great your turned out.

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  12. I love baking cookies for Christmas! One of my favorite recipes to make is Dipped Gingersnaps! I also love making Ritz cookies. 🙂

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  34. Our favorite cookie is peanut butter No-Bakes, followed a close second by Thick Oatmeal cookies with cranberries and white chocolate chips.. and finally an old Amish recipe that is a sugar cookie but uses sour cream.. I tend to bake light and dark cookies that look good in my baskets then add color with candies… Your spritz cookies would add a lovely bit of color..

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  72. I once made some vanilla bean cutout cookies. It was a lot of fun. I just have not been able to make them in the last few years–too busy.

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  75. My favorite cookies to make during the holidays are old-fashioned sugar cookies, Peppermint blossoms, hot cocoa and marshmallow cookies and snickerdoodles.

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  76. Spritz cookies are! It’s actually how I ended up at this post in the first place. I’ve made, and decorated, spritz cookies with my grandmother since i was a little girl. Now I’m 30, and I still look forward to it every year! I’m so lucky to still have her around!

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