{"id":7465,"date":"2025-04-10T15:28:54","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T14:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/?p=7465"},"modified":"2022-03-17T15:57:08","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T15:57:08","slug":"christmas-spritz-butter-cookies-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing22.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/christmas-spritz-butter-cookies-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Spritz Butter Cookies &#8211; recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"text-element body\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-4-3 image-review alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/img\/christmas-cookies.jpg\" alt=\"sprits christmas cookies\" width=\"185\" height=\"163\" \/>These cookies are good any time of year. They are tender and buttery \u2013 and the spritz press is available from many manufacturers, with a collection of die-plates for making decorative cookies for holidays or everyday teatime treats. If you don\u2019t have a spritz cookie press then just use a piping bag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here is my version of a spritz cookie for Christmas:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"Heading-4\">Ingredients:<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"text-element body\">230 grams butter \u2013 salted or unsalted, at room temperature<br \/>\n100 grams granulated white sugar<br \/>\n2 egg yolks<br \/>\n1 tsp pure vanilla extract<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp pure almond extract and\/or 2 tsp mixed spice, or to taste<br \/>\n275 grams plain flour, sifted<br \/>\n\u00bc tsp salt if using unsalted butter<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"Heading-4\">Method:<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"text-element body\">Preheat your oven to 180\u00b0C.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Butter two baking trays and two sheets of foil the same size as the trays, and put them in the refrigerator to chill.<\/p>\n<p>Beat the butter and sugar in a mixer until pale and fluffy &#8211; this should take about 3 minutes. Add one egg yolk and the extracts and spice, and continue to beat until they are well-combined.<\/p>\n<p>Add half the flour (and the salt if using) and beat. Add the second yolk and beat, and then add the last of the flour. Continue to beat until you have a smooth dough.<\/p>\n<p>Select a decorative die-plate and fit to the end of the cookie press. Push some of the dough into the cookie press cylinder, and assemble. Hold the base of the cookie press perpendicular to the baking tray and touching it, and press out the cookies, leaving about 2.5 cm between each.<\/p>\n<p>Bake the two sheets full of cookies for around 8 minutes. They should be just getting a little brown around the edges.<\/p>\n<p>While the cookies are baking press more cookies onto the two sheets of foil.<\/p>\n<p>Remove the baked cookies to a wire rack to cool. Place the foil sheets with the next cookies onto the baking sheets and repeat the process.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy these cookies in a variety of shapes at Christmas and throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mostlyfood.co.uk\/index.php\/category\/recipes\/\"><strong>See more Recipes here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Recipe by Chrissie Walker \u00a9 2018<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These cookies are good any time of year. 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