grandma's spritz
This is my husband's grandmother's recipe. A very old recipe. Grandma always baked plenty of Spritz for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Grandma was born in the late 1800's in Sweden. She was a wonderful baker. This is a very stiff cookie dough. Also a very fragile cookie when baked. I always let them set a minute or two on the cookie tray when they come out of the oven. I think this helps. I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as our family .
prep time
cook time
method
Bake
yield
bunches
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 3 - egg yolks
- 4 1/2 cups sifted flour
- 2 teaspoons almond extract
How To Make grandma's spritz
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Step 1Cream butter. Gradually add sugar and mix well.
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Step 2Beat in the egg yolks and the almond extract.
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Step 3Gradually add the sifted flour.
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Step 4Place in a cookie press.
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Step 5Arrange similar size shapes on cookie sheet.
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Step 6Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, depending on your oven. (I have heavy cookie sheets, and in my oven, I bake for 12 minutes.)
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Step 7DO NOT OVER COOK. Bake until lightly golden on the edges.
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Step 8**** In Swedish tradition, form S's and O's with the star shape in your cookie press.
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Category:
Cookies
Tag:
#For Kids
Tag:
#Heirloom
Method:
Bake
Culture:
Swedish
Ingredient:
Flour
Keyword:
#very time consuming
Keyword:
#but worth it
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