Cookbook:Spritzgeback (German Spritz Butter Cookies)

Spritzgeback (German Spritz Butter Cookies)
Category	Dessert recipes
Servings	2

Cookbook | Ingredients | Recipes

Spritzgebäck is a type of German cookie.

Ingredients

For 4–6 dozen cookies.

• 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

Procedure

1. Beat butter and sugar until light.
2. Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract.
3. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder; gradually add flour mixture to eggs.
4. Chill dough for ½ hour.
5. Press ¼ of the dough into a cookie press.
6. Keep remaining dough chilled.
7. Shape cookies onto a greased baking sheet.
8. Bake in oven at 400°F for 7 to 10 minutes or until done.
9. Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins.