Christmas Spritz Five Spice Cookies
we added our own twist to these Christmas Spritz Cookies, a touch of five spice powder to add an exotic flavor to these yummilicious press cookies. We also worked out how to successfully get those darn cookies out and onto the cookie sheet!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 9 min
- Yield
- 20 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 cup butter, softened to room temp, 230g
- 3/4 cup sugar, 150g
- 1 egg, at room temp
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 1/3 cup all purpose flour, 292g
- 2 tbsp five spice powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- sprinkles for decoration
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven 350°F (176°C).
- 2
Cut butter into cubes. Beat butter and sugar for a couple of mins until light and fluffy.
- 3
Add in egg, vanilla extract and beat until thoroughly combined.
- 4
In another bowl mix together flour, five spice powder, and salt. Add to the creamed butter and beat until just combined. The batter should be very, very sticky.
- 5
Shape batter into a cylinder and drop into cookie press tube. Top with a cookie template of your choice, screw on the press cover ring. Once batter is packed in press the trigger until the plunger inside has pressed up against the batter. Cover remaining batter as you work to prevent it from drying out.
- 6
To make the cookies press the cookie press gun tip straight down onto the cookie sheet. Press one time. You'll hear a click. Wait a second. Lift the cookie press up. The pressed cookie dough should stick to the cookie sheet metal, allowing the press to separate from pressed out cookie.
- 7
Press more cookies out, leaving an inch between cookies. Decorate if desired with decorative sprinkles. Press lightly on sprinkles to secure.
- 8
Bake for 8-9 mins, or until the cookie edges have just turned a golden brown. Remove and let cool for a couple of mins on cookie sheet before removing to a wire rack to finish cooling. Enjoy and Merry Xmas!