Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies Recipe
Delight in these classic Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies, perfect for holiday celebrations or anytime you crave a tender, buttery treat with a subtle tang from cream cheese. With a festive touch of green food coloring and cinnamon Red Hots, these cookies not only taste amazing but also bring a cheerful look to your cookie platter.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: About 3 dozen cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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Dough Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Green food coloring, a few drops
Decoration
- Cinnamon Red Hots, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Set your oven to 375º F (190º C) to prepare for baking the cookies.
- Cream Butter, Cream Cheese and Sugar: In a mixing bowl, beat together the softened butter, softened cream cheese, and granulated sugar until the mixture becomes light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
- Incorporate Egg Yolk and Vanilla: Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla extract until they are fully combined into the batter.
- Add Flour Gradually: Slowly blend in the all-purpose flour being careful not to overmix, ensuring a tender dough.
- Add Food Coloring: Drop in a few drops of green food coloring and mix until the dough reaches the desired festive hue.
- Shape the Dough: Form the dough into a log roughly the thickness of your cookie press nozzle for easy shaping.
- Fill the Cookie Press: Load about one-quarter of the dough into your cookie press, depending on the size of your press and the amount of dough.
- Form Cookies: Press the dough onto ungreased baking sheets into shapes like wreaths or Christmas trees. Add three little Cinnamon Red Hots on wreaths to mimic bows for decoration.
- Bake the Cookies: Place the baking sheets in the preheated oven and bake for 7-8 minutes, until the edges are set and the tops look dry (not wet).
- Cool the Cookies: Remove the cookies from the oven as soon as they look dry on top. Let them cool on the baking sheet for 3-4 minutes to set, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Notes
- Do not overmix the dough once the flour is added to keep cookies tender.
- Use a cookie press for evenly shaped and festive cookies.
- If you don’t have green food coloring, you can omit it or choose another color to match the occasion.
- The Cinnamon Red Hots add a spicy touch and a pop of color; they can be omitted if you prefer a simpler cookie.
- Cool the cookies on the baking sheet initially to prevent breaking before transferring them to a wire rack.
Keywords: Cream cheese cookies, spritz cookies, Christmas cookies, holiday baking, cookie press
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