spritz blitz
Don’t ask me what “spritz” means, but I think essentially a spritz cookie is just a butter cookie, shaped and done up however tickles your fancy! This was one of my favorite cookies as a kid, I think because my grandma would make them in these fun shapes and they were always sprinkled with powdered sugar which looked so pretty and delicious! The recipe itself is as simple as it gets, requiring just butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, and flour. Then you can shape them however you’d like before they bake. These are especially fun during holidays, but I also think they’re season-agnostic enough that they can be enjoyed year round.
⟶ the recipe
spritz cookies
ingredients
1 cup unsalted butter
⅔ cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ cup powdered sugar
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
10 minutes
Total time
20 minutes
Makes 6 dozen cookies
instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large mixing bowl, thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in sifted flour until smooth. Do not chill.
Using ¼ of the dough at a time, force through a cookie press, forming various shapes onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes or until set but not brown. Transfer to a cooling rack. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar.
