Spice Spritz Cookies

Name: Spice Spritz Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; Red and green colored sugar

Tempting at a tea party or on any cookie tray, these crisp confections have a tantalizing twist—you perk them up with pumpkin pie spice!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Red and green colored sugar

Directions

In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

2 each: 105 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 77mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Spiced Spritz Cookies in Crafting Traditions November/December 2003

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ChefCB

Dec 22, 2010

Decent cookie, but there was very little spice taste in these. I had no trouble using them in my cookie press as others did. Will try these again, adding a bit more spice.
kewlpenguin

Nov 17, 2010

These are by far my favorite cookies. Everybody loves them and they are super easy. It helps if you chill the baking sheets instead of the dough (makes it easier to press but the cookies hold their shape)
Kris Countryman

Nov 15, 2009

The flavor of these cookies was very nice. I had trouble getting them to work in my cookie press. I chilled the dough but that didn's seem to help. I ended up rolling them into balls, flattened them with a glass and sprinkled colored sugar atop.