The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap: Holiday Spritz Cookies
Holiday Spritz Cookies are a family favorite you’ll want to bake up every year! The subtle almond and vanilla flavor of these buttery cookies makes them melt-in-your-mouth AMAZING. Before you know it, you have devoured a dozen…
It’s finally The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap day! This is my second year participating in this oh-so amazing event and it’s only gotten sweeter (I know, that was pretty corny…).
I have been waiting for this cookie swap to come around this year because I FINALLY got a cookie press (thanks brother!!!).
I knew as soon as I got it that I had to make spritz cookies for the holiday exchange (yep I’ve been planning since October!). The dough comes together in a flash and the cookies travel really well, so they are perfect for sending cookies out to all your friends and family.
I love the subtle almond and vanilla flavor of these buttery cookies. It really makes them addictive! Before you know it, you have devoured a dozen…
They are such an easy cookie to make, and they travel well, so they are perfect for a holiday cookie swap or for sending to family and friends that don’t live in the area!
Simple box them up in an airtight container and you’re all set!
I have to also give a big thank you to the three lovely food bloggers who sent me delicious treats this season!
The past few weeks have been a bit stressful and overwhelming, so this whole cookie exchange was timed perfectly to cheer me up!
I received sea salt caramel stuffed cookies from The Gingered Whisk, Almond Joy Cookies from I Was Born To Cook, and Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies from bethcakes – I have been in cookie heaven for the past couple of weeks!!
Note: for this recipe, you will need a cookie press – see below for a link.
This Recipe’s Must Haves
- Wilton Cookie Preferred Press Cookie Press
- KitchenAid Artisan Tilt-Head Stand Mixer
- Nordic Ware Prism 3 Piece Baking Sheet Set
Pin this Holiday Spritz Cookie recipe for later!
Holiday Spritz Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Holiday sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Make sure to scrape down the sides to get everything incorporated. Once well-combined, add flour and salt; beat to combine.
- Fit cookie press with your desired template and fill the cookie press with dough. On an clean, dry, and cooled cookie sheet, press the shapes out 1-inch apart from each other. Sprinkle with holiday sprinkles.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges are just golden brown. Remove from oven and cool.
Haven’t heard of a cookie press before..but these look very pretty 🙂
They look soooo delish … What is the brand cookie press that you used? I’ve been looking for a nice one for so long and not really sure which one to purchase.
Thank you Diana! I use a KitchenAid cookie press and it works beautifully! Super simple to use and it comes with a bunch of different shapes. 🙂