Spritzgebäck – or “Spritz Cookies” are wonderful little German Butter Cookies. The recipe is simple, but you can have some creative fun with these and suit them for any special occasion.
Today, I have collaborated with a number of other great food bloggers to bring you yet another round-up of awesome cookie recipes for your Christmas cookie baking season. This collection is a virtual International Cookie Exchange with recipes from all over!
Need cookie ideas? I think between this collection and the one from previously in the week, I’ve got you covered!
To begin, this recipe uses vanilla sugar. Vanilla sugar is simple to make – find out how here – but if you don’t have any on hand, simply substitute the vanilla sugar with additional regular sugar and add a teaspoon of vanilla to the recipe when you add the almond extract.
These cookies get their name from the way they are made. “Spritzen” means to force or pipe the dough into shapes.
This simple recipe can be the foundation for a number of variations of cookies. You can add food coloring to the dough to create other colors, frost the cookies, or sprinkle with all sorts of colorful toppings.
Another way I like to make these, other than using a cookie press, is to roll little balls of dough and then press my thumb into the top to form a bowl shape. Fill the bowl with some jelly or a chunk of chocolate before you bake them. Delicious!
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