Short Bread Spritz Cookies. This is my mother's recipe for spritz cookies. Side by side their ingredient lists are nearly identical in contents. I'll show you how to make some delicious holiday shortbread spritz cookies.
The dough handles better when slightly chilled.
Chocolate spritz cookies with holiday sprinkles will add variety to any cookie tray with a minimum of effort.
It will also work with other cookie presses if the dough is refrigerated first.
You can cook Short Bread Spritz Cookies using 6 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Short Bread Spritz Cookies
- It's 1 cup of butter, softened.
- You need 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
- You need 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
- You need 6 tbsp of cornstarch.
- You need 1/8 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups of flour.
I found this recipe through Google searches at www.christmas-cookies.com. See great recipes for Raspberry Lime Spritz, Short Bread Spritz Cookies too! Creative mix-ins or decorations will make each batch of spritz cookies one that's uniquely your own. Drizzle with melted chocolate, mix in chopped nuts or dried fruit, sprinkle with.
Short Bread Spritz Cookies step by step
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, vanilla & powdered sugar on medium until mixed..
- Add in cornstarch, flour, and salt. Beat just until combined..
- Place dough into cookie press and press onto an ungreased pan. Add sprinkles or colored sugar if desired..
- Bake 9-11 minutes or just until done. Immediately transfer to a wire rack to cool. If you don't have a cookie press, you can make small balls about 3/4" and press flat with fork. You can also use a pastry bag and a piping tip and make little circles or squares..
Recipe v Video v Dozer v. Turned out so good that I'm glad this is my first and last short bread cookie recipe. So easy to slice in the tin and turned out so crispy at the end! The dough is easy to make using. I will admit, Spritz Cookies have never been a first choice cookie for me.