Zestful Eats

Spritz cookies are cookies that have to be pushed thru a cookie press or piped out. You can buy a cookie press for pretty cheap nowadays from any baking goods store or big supermarkets.

Chocolate Spritz Cookie
Makes 7-8 dozen cookies.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cups (or 284 g) butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C.

2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars at medium high speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla.

Creaming the butters and sugars together

3. Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add flour mixture gradually and beat well.

This is how the dough looks like after 1/3 of the flour

4. The dough should be soft but not too sticky. It should have a mousse-like consistency. Using a spoon, put cookie dough into cookie press or piping bag. Press cookie dough onto cool ungreased cookie sheets.

Pressing out the dough using the press

5. Bake at 375°F/190°C. for 10-12 minutes. Remove from sheet and cool. Store in airtight container at cool room temperature for several weeks or freeze for two months.

Nicely packed cookies