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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

Instructions

  1. 1
    Beat butter and sugar until light.
  2. 2
    Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract.
  3. 3
    Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together; gradually add flour mixture to eggs.
  4. 4
    Chill dough for ½ hour.
  5. 5
    Press ¼ of the dough into a cookie press.
  6. 6
    Keep remaining dough chilled.
  7. 7
    Shape cookies onto a greased baking sheet.
  8. 8
    Bake in oven at for 7–10 minutes or until done.
  9. 9
    Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins.
Category
Desserts
Method
Baking
Cuisine
German