These cookies are made with a cookie press. I never used a cookie press before but now that I have, I can’t wait to make this recipe for any and every occasion. The reason why it’s called spritz cookies is because it’s the German word for squirt as the dough “squirts” from the cookie press. This recipe can be adapted for any occasion. For valentines day I used red food coloring gel, and the heart shaped cookie press disk shape. But you can use any color gel to dye the dough and disk shape. Such as Yellow colored summer flowers or green colored 4 leaf clovers, orange maple leaves, green Christmas wreaths, and so on and so forth. You don’t have to use a cookie press to make this recipe, it just makes it easier to shape.
Valentines Day Spritz cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- Red food coloring gel
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Place the butter, cream cheese and sugar in the bowl of a mixer, beat until smooth. Add the egg yolk and vanilla, beat until smooth.
- Add the flour and mix until just blended.
- Add some red food color gel until desired color.
- Spoon some of the dough into the cookie press.
- Press the cookie directly onto the baking sheet, about 1 inch apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are set and light golden brown on the edges. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
