Almond Spritz Cookies are one of the easiest Christmas cookie recipes you can bake. Buttery Spritz cookies are perfect for your Christmas Cookie Exchange or office party.
Need to bake a large number of Christmas cookies in a short amount of time? Spritz cookies are the way to go.
These buttery almond flavored cookies are delicious. You can pretty them up by decorating them with a sugar glaze and holiday sprinkles or you can leave them undecorated.
Let's bake some Christmas Cookies
Almond Spritz cookies are very easy to make. Once you get the hang of using a cookie press you can press out a huge amount of spritz cookies in no time at all.
Their delicious flavor is why they are one of the most popular Christmas cookies people like to make.
Preheat the oven to 350 F. degrees. And assemble the ingredients.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together the all-purpose flour and baking powder. Set aside the bowl.
In a large and deep mixing bowl cream the softened butter and the granulated sugar together for about 2 minutes.
Add the egg, milk, vanilla extract and almond extract to the bowl. Beat with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer until well combined and fluffy.
Gradually add the flour to the bowl in three increments, beating the flour until it is mixed in well after each addition.
If using a hand mixer and it starts to strain use a wooden spoon to finish combing the flour into the cookie dough.
Place the desired cookie shape disk on the bottom of the cookie press. Fill the cookie press with about one cup of cookie dough or until the cookie press barrel is full. Being sure you have pressed out all the air pockets.
Place the cookie press flat against the cookie sheet and squeeze the handle once or twice and lift straight up to release the cookie. Repeat until your cookie sheet is filled. Leave an inch between each cookie.
You may need to experiment a few times before you get the technique down. Just scoop up the cookie dough and place it back in the dough bowl to reuse.
Bake the cookies at 350 F. degrees for 9 to 12 minutes. Do not over bake. Cookies should be lightly golden around the edges.
Place the hot cookie sheet on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Use a very thin metal spatula to lift the cooled cookies off the cookie sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
Decorate the cookies with a powdered sugar glaze, nuts, colored sprinkles or colored sugar if desired.
Makes about 48 cookies.
Spritz Cookie Notes
There is a learning curve when making Spritz cookies. Using a cookie press for the first time might seem difficult but after pressing out a few rows of spritz cookies you will get the hang of it.
Recipe FAQs
For most other types of cookie baking a dark nonstick baking sheet or a baking sheet covered with parchment paper is best. In the case of making Spritz cookies with a cookie press you will need a cookie sheet with a slightly rough texture so the soft Spritz cookie dough will stick to the cookie sheet as you press and release the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet. Do not use a non stick cookie sheet. The Spritz cookie dough will not adhere to the slick cookie sheet. Use an aluminum cookie sheet for best results.
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Spritz cookie dough should be almost room temperature but not overly warm.
Basic Christmas Cookie Baking Supplies
- My Favorite Christmas Cookie Cutters for cut out cookies.
- Large Baking Sheets: I have 4 of these and they really make baking cookies so much easier.
- Cookie Dough Scoops: This is the secret to making perfectly shaped cookies every time.
- Parchment Paper: Keeps cookies from sticking and over browning. Makes clean up a breeze.
- Wooden Rolling Pin: A good rolling pin is a must for rolling out perfect Christmas cookies every time.
- Cooling Racks: Cookies need to cool and a cooling rack allows air to circulate and helps the hot cookies cool quicker. It also makes drizzling baked cookies with melted chocolate or powdered sugar drizzle easier.
- Thin Metal Spatula: A wide flat metal spatula helps lift the cookies off the baking sheet without damaging the edges and keep the hot cookies from breaking when transferring them to the cooling rack.
- Spritz Cookie Press: A must have for making tradition Spritz Cookies for Christmas.
- Christmas Cookie Boxes: Planning a cookie exchange or love to share your Christmas cookies? Cookie Gift Boxes are perfect to keep the cookies from getting crushed.
Expert Spritz Cookie Baking Tips
- Baking sheets: An un-greased Aluminum baking sheet is a must when using a Spritz cookie press. The spritz cookie dough will not stick to non-stick baking sheets.
- Pressing the dough: When pressing Spritz cookies it is best to use dough that is room temperature. Cold Spritz cookie dough is difficult to extrude through a cookie dough press.
- Chilled Spritz dough: If using chilled Spritz cookie dough allow the Spritz cookie dough to come to room temperature before filling the Spritz cookie press with the dough.
- Baking sheet prep: After baking a tray of Spritz cookies wipe the baking tray clean with a paper towel to remove any melted butter and cookie crumbs from the baking sheet.
- The cookie press: Depending on the cookie press you are using you may need to click the trigger once or twice when pressing a Spritz cookie. You may need to experiment a number of times before you get the technique right.
- Baking the cookies: Spritz cookies should be a pale color with just a hint of golden brown along the edge of each cookie.
- Coloring Spritz cookie dough: I used Americolor Avocado green gel food coloring for the Christmas Tree Spritz cookies.
Almond Spritz Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter (room temperature (3 sticks))
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (I used my homemade vanilla extract)
- ½ teaspoon pure almond extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together the all purpose flour and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large and deep mixing bowl cream the softened butter and the granulated sugar together for about 2 minutes.
- Add the egg, milk, vanilla extract and almond extract to the bowl. Beat with a hand mixer or in a stand mixer until well combined and fluffy.
- Gradually add the flour to the bowl in three increments, beating the flour until it is mixed in well after each addition. If using a hand mixer and it starts to strain use a wooden spoon to finish combing the flour into the cookie dough.
- Place the desired cookie shape disk on the bottom of the cookie press. Fill the cookie press with about one cup of cookie dough or until the cookie press barrel is full. Being sure you have pressed out all the air pockets.
- Screw the cookie press handle on. Check to make sure the handle is in the locked position. Squeeze a few practice cookies out.
- Place the cookie press flat against the cookie sheet squeeze the handle twice and lift straight up to form a cookie. Repeat until your cookie sheet is filled. Leave an inch between each cookie.
- Bake at 350 F. degrees for 9 to 12 minutes. Do not over bake. Cookies should be lightly golden around the edges.
- Place the hot cookie sheet on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Use a very thin metal spatula to lift the cooled cookies off the cookie sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack and cool completely.
- Decorate the cookies with a powdered sugar glaze and sprinkles if desired.
- Makes about 48 cookies.
Recipe Expert Tips
- What type of cookie sheet to use for Spritz Cookies? In the case of making Spritz cookies with a cookie press you will need a cookie sheet with a slightly rough texture so the soft Spritz cookie dough will stick to the cookie sheet as you press and release the cookie dough onto the cookie sheet. Do not use a non stick cookie sheet. The Spritz cookie dough will not adhere to the slick cookie sheet. Use an aluminum cookie sheet for best results.
- Baking sheets: An un-greased Aluminum baking sheet is a must when using a
- Spritz cookie press. The spritz cookie dough will not stick to non-stick baking sheets.
- Pressing the dough: When pressing Spritz cookies it is best to use dough that is room temperature. Cold Spritz cookie dough is difficult to extrude through a cookie dough press.
- Chilled Spritz dough: If using chilled Spritz cookie dough allow the Spritz cookie dough to come to room temperature before filling the Spritz cookie press with the dough.
- Baking sheet prep: After baking a tray of Spritz cookies wipe the baking tray clean with a paper towel to remove any melted butter and cookie crumbs from the baking sheet.
- The cookie press: Depending on the cookie press you are using you may need to click the trigger once or twice when forming a Spritz cookie. You may need to experiment a number of times before you get the technique right.
- Baking the cookies: Spritz cookies should be a pale color with just a hint of golden brown along the edge of each cookie.
- Coloring Spritz cookie dough: I used Americolor Avocado green gel food coloring for the Christmas Tree Spritz cookies.
Arlene Mobley
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Glenda
These are absolutely beautiful! Can't wait to try the recipe!