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Christmas Spritz Cookies (BEST recipe)

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Christmas Spritz Cookies
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Christmas Spritz Cookies

I have made these Christmas spritz cookies for many years, and they are a family favorite!

I have made these Christmas spritz cookies for many years, and they are a family favorite! | APinchOfHealthy.com

I have made these Christmas spritz cookies for many years, and they are a family favorite! | APinchOfHealthy.com

They look all fancy too! That’s because I use a cookie press to give them shape. I have had four different cookie presses over the years, and this OXO cookie press is by FAR my favorite (Amazon affiliate).

cookie press with metal design disks

I don’t just use it for Christmas either. Since the cookie press comes with so many different shapes, I have made these for baby showers, bridal teas, etc.

I’ve made the heart shape for Valentines Day. I even made my husband a few batches of these while we were dating. Just-because-I-love-you cookies. Ah memories!

But I make them most reliably around Christmas time to make Christmas spritz cookies.👌🏻

Christmas spritz cookies next to miniature gold Christmas tree on white surface

You can just use different color sugars to decorate them however you want. For my Christmas spritz cookies, I did Christmas trees, wreaths, red poinsettias and pink poinsettias.

Now these are a butter cookie recipe, not lightened up in any way. FULL on treat mode here! We don’t lighten up or health-i-fy Christmas cookies, birthday cake or Thanksgiving food in our family. Only The Real Deal will do.

Red and green Christmas spritz cookies on white plate

I do have a couple tips for y’all. The first one may sound a little strange. I recommend NOT using parchment or silicone liners for this recipe, but just nonstick cookie sheets.

Why? It helps the dough distribute out of the cookie press better. When I tried to use parchment, the dough would stick to the cookie press, and I couldn’t get it to transfer to the baking sheet!

The cookies have a lot of butter in them, which helps them not to stick too much on their own. I let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes on the cookie sheet before I remove them carefully with a good sturdy flipper/ turner.

This Christmas spritz cookies recipe makes about 100 cookies, and I would estimate that only eight to ten of them broke because they were stuck to the pan. Not too shabby in my book!

Second, I often skip the egg wash. But I tried it this time around.

hand brushing egg wash on Christmas tree cookies on baking sheet

The verdict? It helps the decorative sugar to stick a lot better. Without the egg wash, the sugar falls off a bit more.

Also, you’ve already used the yolks in the cookie. It’s good to use those egg whites for something. You’ll still have a lot of egg whites left, by the way. You can skip this step if you wish.

Third, this particular press is the best because after the dough gets to the first cookie (takes two to three clicks), it only takes one “click” of the cookie press to make a cookie.

Pressing dough through a cookie press onto a baking sheet

If one happens to come out ugly, I just scoop it up, and throw it back into the dough bowl. I run it back through the cookie press in the next batch.

Tools used to make this recipe

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  • Electric mixer – I used my KitchenAid
  • OXO cookie press – you can use any brand, but this one is hands down the best I have ever owned!
  • Non stick baking sheets – I am using the Calphalon ones
  • Pastry brush if you choose to do the egg wash
  • Turner/ spatula
  • Cooling rack

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Christmas Spritz Cookies

I have made these Christmas spritz cookies for many years, and they are a family favorite!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas spritz cookies, Cookie press recipe, Spritz cookie recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 100 cookies
Calories 37 kcal
Author Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks, room temperature)
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 4 eggs, with the yolks and whites separated
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups all purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
  • decorative sugars of your choice

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Using an electric mixer, mix the butter and sugar until creamy.

  3. Add the egg yolks, vanilla extract, almond extract, salt, and mix a minute or so.

  4. Add the flour gradually, and mix until well-incorporated. (Scrape the sides of the bowl, if needed).

  5. Fill the cookie press with the dough, and form the cookies according to your particular cookie press instructions. I use a nonstick baking sheet without any parchment or silicone pads.

  6. Use a pastry brush to brush the egg whites over the formed dough. 

  7. Sprinkle the dough with decorative sugar and/or sprinkles of your choice.

  8. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven at 350.

  9. Remove the cookies from the oven, and allow to cool for about 5 minutes

  10. Use a turner/ flipper to carefully remove the cookies from the baking sheet, and continue cooling completely on a wire rack before storing in an airtight container.

Recipe Notes

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

Nutrition Facts
Christmas Spritz Cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 37 Calories from Fat 18
% Daily Value*
Fat 2g3%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Cholesterol 11mg4%
Sodium 14mg1%
Potassium 6mg0%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Sugar 1g1%
Vitamin A 65IU1%
Calcium 2mg0%
Iron 0.2mg1%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

This post originally appeared on A Pinch of Healthy December 7, 2016.

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  1. Beth Mitchell says

    December 21, 2021 at 7:01 pm

    Hi and Merry Christmas!
    Do you have any hints for using the xo cookie press. My sister and I have tried and all we make I sure a mess! Should dough be chilled, or room temperature? Thank you

    Reply
  2. The YT Mp3 says

    December 21, 2021 at 4:00 am

    For the past 50 years, they’ve been my favourite. My only desire is that my mother didn’t lose her press. It was fantastic.

    Reply
  3. Frances Collier says

    December 10, 2021 at 8:54 am

    5 stars
    Thank you soooo very much! The recipe is great and I purchased the OXO cookie press and it is the first time I was able to make lovely cookies. Thanks again for publishing this recipe and for the info on making the cookies. They are really good!!

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      December 12, 2021 at 3:01 pm

      Yay! I am so happy to hear this.❤️🎄

      Reply
  4. jagahonline says

    October 28, 2021 at 5:46 am

    so yummy and delicious!

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      November 1, 2021 at 7:55 am

      thanks!❤️

      Reply
  5. Debbi Hudyma says

    March 6, 2019 at 11:51 am

    Perfect

    Reply
  6. Graana says

    February 15, 2019 at 4:35 am

    Wow, I love these cookies.

    Reply
    • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

      February 17, 2019 at 9:24 am

      We love them too!🙌🏻

      Reply
    • Kim Olsen says

      March 25, 2019 at 9:17 am

      5 stars
      THey’ve been my favorite for 5o years. I just wish my mom didn’t lose her press. It was the best.

      Reply
      • Marjorie @APinchOfHealthy says

        March 25, 2019 at 9:37 am

        Yay! It is a favorite of ours too.

        Reply
  7. Christina | Newhealthkart says

    December 7, 2018 at 6:42 am

    Hey there,
    Thanks for publishing this type of nice post.
    I like your post very much. Your all of articles are very helpful for me.
    I hope you keep posting this type of article…

    Reply
  8. Jen says

    December 8, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    These are my all time favorite cookie!

    Reply
    • Marjorie@APinchOfHealthy says

      December 8, 2016 at 5:33 pm

      Me too Jen! We love them, and I look forward to making them every Christmas. 🙂

      Reply

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