Super Shooter Basic Spritz Cookies Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cream sugar and butter.
• Mix in remaining ingredients.
• Place dough in cookie press.
• Press cookikes out onto a COOL cookie sheet.
• Sprinkle with jimmies or colored sugar or place a"red hot" candy or a "mini-M&M" candy in the center of each cookie.
• Watch them closely while baking and don't let them brown.
• Bake about 6-9 minutes, remember, do NOT brown.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Place butter and shortening in a large mixing bowl and cream together on medium high speed.
• Add sugar gradually; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add egg and vanilla; mix well using medium speed.
• Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bowl.
• Add flour mixture to butter/sugar mixture in three additions; mix well after each addition.
• The dough will be stiff.
• Assemble and fill super shooter with dough; use desired disc.
• Press cookies on ungreased, uncoated baking sheet (no teflon).
• Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges.
• Do NOT overbake.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cream together butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt.
• Gradually add cornstarch and flour.
• Whip with an electric mixer until fluffy.
• Place dough into a cookie press and press cookies out onto a COOL baking sheet.
• Decorate with candies, or candied cherries if desired.
• Bake 12-15 minutes.
• Let cool for 2 minutes on baking sheet.
• Then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• Store in an airtight container at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the granulated sugar until the mixture is light and fluffy, add the salt, the vanilla, and the egg yolks, and beat the mixture until it is smooth. Add the flour and beat the dough until it is just combined. Pack the dough into a cookie press fitted with the wreath disk and press cookies about 1 inch apart onto cool, ungreased baking sheets. Brush the cookies lightly with the egg wash, sprinkle them with the decorating sugar, and arrange the cherry slices decoratively on them. Bake the cookies in batches in the middle of the oven for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are pale golden. Transfer the cookies to racks and let them cool. (Do not let the cookies cool on the sheets.) The cookies may be made 2 months in advance and kept frozen in airtight containers.

Steps:

• in a bowl, cream butter and powdered sugar till light and fluffy.gradually beat in flour and cornstarch.stir in lime peel and vanilla.
• tint half of the dough green if desired --
• using a cookie press fitted with a ribbon disk, press dough into 12" long strips 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.cut each strip into 3" pieces.do not seperate pieces.
• bake at 350* for 8-10 minutes or edges are light brown --
• cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire racks.
• to prepare GLAZE:.
• combine glaze ingredients and brush over cooled cookie --
• let stand until set.