Real Recipes From Real Home Cooks ®

marion's spritz cookies

★★★★★ 1
a recipe by
Maureen Haddock
Saskatoon, SK

Spritz cookies have a colourful history, come in all shapes, and all of my grandchildren have taken their turns making them, while still in their preschool years. I own several spritz guns or presses, and I love to study the history of this cookie. My favourite recipe comes to my family from Marion, my friend of 47 years. I have recently made a pilot for television, featuring two of my grandchildren making spritz cookies. Check out a little sample at http://www.getabiggerwagon.com/pages/on_screen.html http://www.getabiggerwagon.com/blog/posts/spritz_cookies_have_a_long_history

Blue Ribbon Recipe

We love making spritz cookies during the holidays. You don't have to bother with cookie cutters. The cookie press does the work and you can make different shapes. They're fun to decorate too. This recipe makes buttery and sweet spritz cookies. The dough is firm and ideal for making the perfect spritz cookies. Have fun with your Christmas cookie tray this year and add these spritz cookies to it.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
★★★★★ 1
serves a group
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For marion's spritz cookies

  • 1 cup
    butter
  • 1 cup
    sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    vanilla
  • 2
    eggs, unbeaten
  • 3 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp
    salt

How To Make marion's spritz cookies

  • Butter, sugar, and vanilla in a mixing bowl.
    1
    Cream together the butter, sugar, and vanilla.
  • Eggs added to the mixing bowl.
    2
    Add eggs and beat well.
  • Flour and salt added to the mixing bowl.
    3
    Add flour and salt. Mix until blended. After the dough is complete, add a few drops of color to all or just a portion of the batter (if you want some cookies colored).
  • Pressing cookies onto a baking sheet.
    4
    Press through a cookie maker onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
  • A tray of spritz cookies.
    5
    Bake the cookies at 375°F for 10 to12 minutes. (This varies with the type pan and the oven. Sometimes they are cooked in 8 minutes.)
  • Adding colored sugar to the cookies after being baked.
    6
    If decorating the cookie with colored sugar, sprinkle over cookies before they bake.
  • Marion's Spritz Cookies decorated and on a wire rack.
    7
    Add icing sugar after placing them on a cooling rack. These cookies can be frozen, but they keep well in a tin for a week. They never last longer than that! Tip: Check out garage sales and vintage stores to find old presses.
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT