Maida Heatters Chocolate Spritz Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar, egg and vanilla in a large mixin g bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add mixture of flour, cocoa and salt gradually; mix well.
• Press through cookie press onto cool ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350° for 5 minutes or until set. Remove onto wire rack.
• Cool completely.

CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, cocoa and salt in bowl.
• Beat together butter and sugar in large bowl until smooth and creamy.
• Beat in yolk.
• On low speed, beat in flour mixture until well combined.
• Cover; refrigerate 10 minutes.
• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Grease several baking sheets.
• Spoon some of dough into cookie press fitted with plate-tip of your choice.
• Keep remaining dough refrigerated.
• Onto prepared baking sheet, press dough onto cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
• NOTE:.
• Cookies can be decorated before baking.
• Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until firm. Remove from oven.
• With pancake turner, immediately remove cookies from baking sheet to wire racks to cool
• Continue with remaining dough, pressing out and baking.
• Line clean baking sheet with waxed paper.
• Heat chocolate and oil in small saucepan over low heat, until melted.
• Dip ends of each cookie in chocolate, drizzle chocolate mix over cookies, or decorate in any fashion desired.

SUPER SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. With an electric mixer at high speed cream butter until soft.
• 2. Add sugar gradually, continuing to cream about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
• 3. Add egg yolks one at a time. Add vanilla. Beat well.
• 4. Add flour in three additions. Mix well after each addition. Dough will be stiff.
• 5. Shape dough into 2 rolls. Wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least one hour.
• 6. Assemble gun. Fill with cookie dough.
• 7. Bake 7-10 minutes (I bake for 9 minutes) until just starting to turn light brown around the edges, being careful not to overbake.