Christmas Butter Cookies
My Grandma's Christmas Butter Cookies are a variation of a buttery spritz cookie. The dough is pressed with a cookie press into seasonal shapes.
Equipment
- cookie press
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 scant cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons milk
- food coloring/gel (if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl, and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, cream the butter. Add the sugars and beat until well blended. Add the yolk and vanilla and mix until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients alternately with the milk by adding half of the dry mixture, 1 teaspoon of milk, then repeating.
- Stir in food coloring liquid/gel and mix to achieve desired color.
- Add the dough to the barrel of a cookie press fitted with your disk shape of choice and press the cookies onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 6-10 minutes, depending on the shape of the cookie and how brown you prefer them. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
Notes
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