Spritz Cookies with Friends

Hello and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

So apparently most people don't know what spritz cookies are, which shocked me because they are one of the most classic Christmas cookies ever.Hopefully the 200 or so spritz cookies Emmy, Lauren, Clarissa, and I made was enough of an explanation ;)

                                       

Thanks for baking and enjoying with me darlings <3 

                                        

Thanks to everyone who indulged with us as well :) 

The Recipe: 

• 1.5 sticks butter (3/4 cup)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups flour
• Dark Chocolate (as desired)
• Sprinkles (as desired)
• Hershey Kisses (as desired)
• Reeses (as desired)
• Crushed Candy Cane (as desired)
• Marshmallows (as desired)
• M&Ms (as desired)

The Process:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176.7 degrees C). 
2. To separate the egg, crack carefully and move yolk to one side of the shell. Transfer yolk between the shell halves, allowing the egg white to drip into another container. 
3. Mix butter, sugar, yolk, vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, and flour. 
4. Chill batter for about 30 minutes. 
5. Fill cookie press. 
6. Press dough onto baking pans using cookie press. 
7. Decorate as desired. 
8. Bake for 5-8 minutes, depending on your oven. 
9. Allow to cool before removing from pan. 
10. Share the love with friends :) 

The Calories:

Butter: 1215 calories

Sugar: 387 calories

Yolk: 55 calories

Vanilla: 6 calories

Almond: 6 calories

Salt: 0 calories

Flour: 910 calories

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TOTAL: 2579 calories

A single recipe makes about 65 cookies. This means each cookie contains about 40 calories. Not too shabby! 

What went right:

         Everything! These were such a hit, we made a double batch a couple days later :) 

What went wrong: 

         They're entirely too addictive. 

What I would do next time: 

          Try other toppings and potentially mix cocoa powder into part of the recipe to make chocolate spritz cookies. 

Overall, one of my favorite holiday traditions fulfilled! 

                                                                                                                                    

  Here are the Spritz Cookies with the Gluten Free Mint Chocolate Cookies:

Here is the final collection of my Christmas Cookies and Truffles, including Spritz Cookies, Gluten Free Mint Chocolate Cookies, Caramel Truffles, and Peanut Butter Truffles: