Cookie Press Recipes

Cookie Press Recipes are for making Spritz Cookies. All of these recipes require you to have a cookie press. Spritz cookies have been a Christmas tradition since the 1600's.

It's believed the Christmas tradition started in the Scandinavian countries. Today any holiday cookie tray would be incomplete without these cookies.

The word "spritz" comes from the German word "spritzen" which means "to squirt or spray". The word describes the action of the cookie press, which "squirts" the dough through a die giving the cookie its shape.

A lot of cookies are required during the Christmas holiday season and with a cookie press you can make a lot of cookies very quickly.

Cookie Press Variety

One of the great characteristics of cookie press cookies is the infinite variety. With all the dies that come with the purchase of a cookie press you've got a lot of unique shapes for your cookies.

Change the flavoring and you've got a different cookie.

Add a little food coloring to the dough and you have different colors of cookies. Sprinkle on some colored sugar prior to baking for even more variety.

Cookie Press Recipes

You need really good recipes for Spritz cookies. Since they have to go through the die and hold their shape on the cookie sheet the consistency of the dough is extremely important.

Cookie press dough is not as forgiving as most other cookie dough.

Even with a good recipe you will probably have to do some experimenting in your own kitchen. A recipe can only go so far. My kitchen and your kitchen are two different worlds.

Experiment with some of these recipes and get ready for a great Christmas cookie tray with Spritz cookies.

Spritz Cookie Recipes

Basic Spritz Cookies

Even though this recipe is for Basic Spritz Cookies you can still have a lot of variety in your cookies with just minor changes to the recipe.

Almond Spritz Cookies

This recipe supposedly makes authentic Swedish Almond Spritz Cookies. It's a nice spritz cookie but I can't verify that it's authentic Swedish.

Butter Spritz Cookies

Butter Spritz Cookies are a wonderfully rich flavored cookie from the cookie press.

Chocolate Spritz Cookies

Chocolate Spritz Cookies should always be made at Christmas.

Lemon Spritz Cookie

This Lemon Spritz Cookie recipe uses cream cheese and shortening! It's an unusual spritz cookie recipe for sure.

Pumpkin Spritz Cookies

Pumpkin Spritz cookies are the perfect Christmas cookie treat.

Spritz Peanut Butter Cookies

Spritz Peanut Butter cookies will be a big hit at your Christmas party.

You Might Need:

• Atlas Deluxe Cookie Press

• Kitchen Supply Aluminum Half Size Sheet Pan 18-inch by 13-inch

• Calphalon 12-by-17-Inch Rectangular Nonstick Cooling Rack

• Silpat 11-5/8-by-16-1/2-Inch Nonstick Silicone Baking Mat