Classic Buttery Spritz Cookies

By srumbel

Classic Buttery Spritz Cookies make an easy delicious buttery cookie that comes together quickly! Perfect for special occasions and holidays, these spritz cookies are a favorite!
Author: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch

Ingredients

• Buttery Spritz Cookies
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1 1/4 cups confectioner sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• Spritz Cookies Glaze
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 tablespoon milk or half and half
• sugar sprinkles, for decoration

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 16mins

Preparation

Step 1

Buttery Spritz Cookies

Preheat oven to 375º F.
Mix together butter and confectioner's sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in egg, salt, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Gradually incorporate flour until well combined, taking care not to overmix.
Place in a cookie press fitted with your choice of disc. Press cookies through cookie press onto baking sheet, leaving about 1½ - 2 inches between each cookie. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes and then remove from the oven to cool completely.

Spritz Cookies Glaze

Arrange a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet. Whisk together confectioner's sugar and milk until well combined and smooth in a small bowl. Once cookies are cooled, dip each cookie into the glaze and place on the wire rack. Sprinkle with sugar sprinkles as desired and allow to dry completely.

Notes
To make without a cookie press, simply scoop dough by the teaspoon, roll into a ball and place onto rimmed baking sheet. Gently press your thumb into the center for thumbprints or with your palm or the bottom of a glass to flatten and bake as directed. Alternately, you may lightly dust counter with confectioner's sugar and cut cookies with small cookie cutters and bake as directed.

Serves: 7 dozen