Spritz Cookies – BEST, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth crumbliest Christmas Spritz cookies ever! Super easy recipe that anyone can bake this holiday season.
I’ve been baking quite a bit lately, thanks to my new KitchenAid 7-Quart Stand Mixer that my friend at KithenAid sent me.
This past weekend, I baked a batch of spritz cookies using my favorite cookie recipe, and they were gone in no time. Spritz cookies are basically butter cookies made with a cookie press.
These spritz cookies are beautiful, festive (with holiday-themed sprinkles), but more importantly, they are buttery, melt-in-your-mouth crumbly, and absolutely addictive.
I got the original recipe from the packaging of a cookie cutter I bought in Malaysia and adapted the recipe to fit my taste.
The recipe yields the BEST homemade cookies ever!
To make the spritz cookies, I used a cookie press and chose the Christmas tree pattern.
Everyone who has tasted these cookies can’t stop raving about them, some even told me to start selling these cookies!
Try this spritz cookies recipe and I’m sure you’ll love them.
Happy baking!
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Spritz Cookies Recipe
Spritz Cookies – BEST, buttery, melt-in-your-mouth crumbliest Christmas Spritz cookies ever! Super easy recipe that anyone can bake this holiday season.
Ingredients
- 10 oz unsalted butter, room temperature (280 g)
- 1 egg yolk
- 3 oz powdered sugar + 1 heaping tablespoon sugar (100 g)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 11 oz all-purpose flour (310 g)
- 4 oz cornstarch (110 g)
- 3 tablespoons milk powder, (optional)
- 2 tablespoons full cream milk/whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- holiday-themed sprinkles
Instructions
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Cream the butter with sugar, egg yolk, salt and vanilla extract until fluffy. Add in the milk powder, full milk, and mix well.
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Fold in the all-purpose flour and corn starch. Mix until the dough becomes soft and not stick to hands.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silplat. Transfer the cookie dough into the cookie press with your desired pattern. Ratchet the dough out onto the baking sheets. Make sure to leave some space in between the cookies. Top the cookies with some sprinkles and place the baking sheets in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes. This will firm up the dough so the cookies will maintain their shape when baked.
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Bake for about 13-14 minutes, or until cookies are completely cooked through inside or turn slightly brown. Cool on rack.
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Sharon Long
the recipe calls for 3 oz powdered sugar + 1 heaping tablespoon sugar. Is the heaping tablespoon sugar also powdered sugar or is it regular granulated sugar?
Grace
This was the worst measuring nightmare!! Needs to be converted to be easier to follow. What a waste of butter.
Rasa Malaysia
Grace – this recipe is converted from a metric measurement hence it’s odd. However I can assure you that the cookies taste very good.
M.S
Wow my mouth dripped. Rasa is my fav Cook. U have mentioned 2 typed sugar is that all to be mixed into the flour mixture?? Thanx nd hugs
Gina G
Makes approximately 5 dozen spritz cookies. I made trees flavored with rum extract and then sandwiched together with Nutella. Excellent. Made 2 1/2 dozen sandwich cookies.
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome, that’s such a great idea.
Susan P
As several others have asked, approximately how many cookies does this recipe make? I did not see the answer anywhere. Thanks.
Rasa Malaysia
Susan – I don’t really have the answer. I didn’t count the numbers of cookies as they were out they were gone in minutes. :(
Susan
How many cookies does this recipe make?
amanda atkinson
Hello i made these and the dough was sticky and wouldn’t come off the cookie press so I used a parchment bag and piped them on the parchment paper but they seem very bland and they didn’t rise at all please let e know what i can do to make them better
Thanks Amanda
Rasa Malaysia
If the dough is sticky it means they are not mixed well. They shouldn’t be sticking to your hand when the dough is done and ready to be shaped. It sounds as thought the dough wasn’t ready.
Angelique
You call them bland – I call them delicately flavored. They won’t rise though – that is how they retain the shapes made by the cookie press.
Leena
Please tell me what i can use instead of egg as I am allergic to eggs. Thanx! Waiting for your reply as I want to make them soon as I can, can’t wait!
Angelique
How do you get your sprinkles to stay on the cookies.? Mine always fall off!
Leslie
I made the cookies tonight and I am sorry but they were not good at all way to dry, 4oz of corn starch equals 8 tablespoons, and I wasted 2 and half sticks of butter, I will not make these again, sorry but it they taste like noting but eating raw flour and corn starch
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Leslie, I used 4 oz of cornstarch not sure how many tablespoons. This recipe is super buttery and amazing in taste, it’s not cornstarch and flour taste. I think somewhere in your measurement you did it wrong. You have to use a scale.
Leslie
I did use a scale and it comes out to 8 Tablespoons, I am just sorry to say, but my mother and father, 14 yr old daughter, husband all thought the same thing.
Rasa Malaysia
Too bad that you didn’t enjoy the cookies maybe this recipe is not for you. Many have tried and loved them, it’s actually my favorite cookie recipe ever!
Vanessa
I made these today and found them to be bland. As a former pastry chef, I found the dough and crumb to be quite nice, but lacked any flavor. I will try again subbing almond extract for the vanilla.
Rasa Malaysia
I thought the cookies were really good…very buttery and crumbly. But I will try your suggestion. :)
Hilda Diaz
Hi! What should I do if I don’t have a cookie press? Can I just roll the dough?
Debra lim
Hi. Can I check the temp. 350 degrees. Not too sure if my can do up to 350 coz is a microwave oven
Jenny
Nice cookies. Can you tell me please why you use corn starch? Thank you
Latha
yes indeed the best spritz cookies ever. had so much fun baking them y’day…
janet
How many spritz cookies does this recipe make?
Sp
What should I do if I don’t have a cookie press? I really want to try this recipe but I don’t bake often so I don’t want to invest in a press now. Can I just roll the dough? Also will adding chocolate chips make it too sweet?
lijokmai
I need help.. how to convert oz or gram into cup. for example
11 oz (310g)of flour– so many cups would be. Thanks
Rasa Malaysia
Sorry I don’t have the cup measurement. This recipe has to be very precise for the best results, cups are not precise. :(
Mary
I have been making spritz cookies since I was a young girl. This recipe is somewhat unique for a spritz. I can’t wait to give it a try. The shape of your cookies are so uniform. Could you please share the brand cookie press you use.
Rasa Malaysia
I use Kuhn Rikon Clear Cookie Press. :)
jo
Hi, are the sprinkles necessary? And can I halve the recipe? How many does 1 batch make?
Jan
Hi, can i use a cookie cutter with this type of dough?
in
Just 2 quick questions. Can I use normal salted butter and omit the salt? Is corn starch the same as corn flour (butterfly brand)?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes and yes.
Kelly
Hi,
You mentioned using “3 oz powdered sugar+1 heaping tablespoon sugar (100g)”.
Do you mean 100g of sugar? I am not sure if 1 tablespoon can yield to 100g?
Your receipe sounds lovely. I would like to try for Chinese New Year later. Thanks.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes.
renee
so cute, i want to try it too.
Lydia
Oh darn! I don’t have a scale :( I seriously need a bigger kitchen. If anyone have tried making these using cup measurements, please let me know how it turns out. Thanks!
Su-yin
Oooh these look good! Will finally have time to bake this weekend, might try this as it looks yum! Reminds me of the Raya style cookies from home.
Britanny
Is it using confectioner’s sugar or regular castor sugar ? Thanks for sharing!
Rasa Malaysia
Powdered sugar = confectioner’s sugar.
Reem | Simply Reem
Beautiful cookies….
So festive, love them …
Yvonne
Hi there
Thanks again for the fabulous recipe.
You mentioned milk powder, what sort of milk powder u used?
Thanks
Rasa Malaysia
Regular milk powder for adults.
Emily
“Regular milk powder for adults”? Sorry I still have no idea. Is it Carnation creamer for coffee? Hopefully you will reply as I would love to make a few recipes from your site that require it. Thanks.
Rasa Malaysia
Regular milk powder not for babies or toddlers or milk powder for baking. No not creamer.
Tracy Geh-Putnam
http://www.hintsandthings.com/kitchen/weights.htm
I found this handy site with a conversion chart for ounces.
Takes a little bit of math :)
Willow
Lovely! I will try these.
Amrita
Issit possible to substitute the milk powder w more actual milk coz it’s quite dear just to buy a packet of milk powder just to use 3 tablespoon?! I don’t like to waste ingredients :( I live by you’d cookbook btw it’s given me so much confidence in asian cooking!!
Rasa Malaysia
No because it will be too wet. You can do without the milk powder but the milk powder adds the aroma.
amzi
im making the cookies now but my mixture is still rather sticky…helppp!! do i add more plain flour??
amzi
Nevermind it all worked out! where can i send you the pictures and omg they are soooo yummy bee…ur gonna turn me into an amazing cook!
Rasa Malaysia
Amzi – yes, please keep rolling the dough until they are not sticky to the hand. Yes, this is the best spritz cookies ever, right?
mimi
It looks so yummy!!! Have to try this! Is this similar to “danish” butter cookies?
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, it is. They are really good.
sharon mathewson
Hi Bee,
cou;d you please post the cup measurement for the flour and cornstarch-i guess all the dry ingredients please- I don’t have a weigh scale thanks
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Sharon, I’m sorry but cup measurement is not precise for this cookies it has to be very accurate. It really is the best cookies.
Simply Tia
Very pretty! and definitely festive, she says as her tummy rumbles.
Indu
The sprinkles looks so dainty on the cookies!
Dorothea
You mentioned that you used a cookie press when you made the cookies, but the instructions are for rolling out the cookie dough…do you need to make any changes in the recipe in order to use a cookie press?
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for letting me know. Was using an old recipe and forgot to change.
Dorothea
Thanks and Happy Holidays! I can’t wait to try these!
Opal
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I’ll definitely have to try them, especially since they have a buttery flavor. It sounds like an excellent recipe for the Christmas holidays. I know my daughter would love to help me decorate them.
Speaking of buttery things…
I haven’t made butter cookies since I was a child. I was about nine years old. I discovered a Butter Cookie recipe in a book dated from the late 1800’s. The book was from my father’s book collection. Those cookies, turned out delicious and over the years I made them a lot. My father loved them.
Melissa
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Melissa
opss…sorry wrong spot. :)
Rosa
Lovely cookies! So cute.
Cheers,
Rosa
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
That looks so delicious Bee — reminds me of cookies I used to bake with Mom :)