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Spritzgebäck (spritz cookies) - The World's Food

The World's Food

Yield: 10 dozen

Time: 2 hours

Buttery German and Alsatian-Mosellan biscuit or cookie made of a rich shortcrust pastry. A Christmas favorite!

Ingredients

1 pound (4 sticks) salted butter, room temperature

1 cup sugar

2 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

5 cups all-purpose flour

Preparation

Step 1
Whip butter using a paddle attachment on a stand mixer

Step 2
Gradually add the cup of sugar and mix thoroughly

Step 3
Add eggs one by one and mix

Step 4
Add vanilla and mix

Step 5
Gradually add flour and mix. Switch to a dough hook if it gets too thick for the paddle attachment

Step 6
Put an appropriate amount of dough in a cookie press fitted with a flat, star-shaped disc

Step 7
Extrude dough in a straight line onto a cookie sheet, cut to 5-6” in length and shape into “S” figures with your fingers, taking care not to flatten or deform the dough

Step 8
Bake at 340 F for 11-12 minutes on the middle rack, or until bottoms of cookies just begin to brown

Step 9
Allow to cool 5 minutes before removing from baking sheet

Step 10
Store at room temperature in a metal tin lined with parchment paper or in a large freezer bag

Note: Makes 10 dozen (120) cookies.

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