Spritzgeback (German Spritz Butter Cookies)
Spritzgebäck is a type of German cookie.
Total
03:45
Yield
4–6 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ⅔ cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp almond, vanilla, or lemon extract
- 2 ¼ cups unbleached unsifted flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
- Total:
- 03:45
- Yield:
- 4–6 dozen cookies
Instructions
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1Beat butter and sugar until light.
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2Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract.
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3Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together; gradually add flour mixture to eggs.
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4Chill dough for ½ hour.
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5Press ¼ of the dough into a cookie press.
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6Keep remaining dough chilled.
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7Shape cookies onto a greased baking sheet.
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8Bake in oven at for 7–10 minutes or until done.
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9Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins.
- Category
- Desserts
- Method
- Baking
- Cuisine
- German
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 30, 2026