German Spritz Cookies Recipe
Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth German spritz cookies recipe made with classic ingredients and shaped into festive forms — a holiday baking essential.
Print Pin Servings: 48 cookies
Calories: 95kcal
Cost: $6
Equipment
- 1 Cookie press With festive disc attachments
- 2 Baking sheets Lined with parchment paper
- 1 Stand or hand mixer For creaming butter and sugar
- 1 Mixing bowl Large, for dough preparation
- 1 Wire rack For cooling cookies
- 1 Measuring cups & spoons For accurate ingredient portions
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour Sifted
- 1 cup unsalted butter Softened to room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 large egg yolk Room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Pure
- ½ teaspoon almond extract Optional but recommended
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- optional toppings Colored sugar, nuts, or chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven.
- Line trays with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and powdered sugar until fluffy.
- Add egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix well.
- Fold in sifted flour and salt until a soft dough forms.
- Load dough into cookie press.
- Press onto prepared trays.
- Decorate with optional toppings.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until edges are golden.
- Cool on wire rack and enjoy.
Notes
- Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 20g | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6.5g | Saturated Fat: 4.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.7g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 25mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 3.7g | Vitamin A: 200IU | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.3mg