Perfect for Christmas, these Eggless Spritz Cookies are buttery, soft and crunchy.
With just a handful of ingredients, these cookies are easy to make, come together in under 30 minutes and are super addictive!
It is Holiday time and we are loving all the little festive things. From baking to decorating trees and going to see the lights in the neighborhood, Holiday season is the BEST time of the year!
When it comes to baking, we do like to make a BIG batch of cookies for Christmas. It is the time to enjoy your favorite cookies and treats guilt-free.
Spritz cookies; the wonderfully shaped cookies are perfect to make for Christmas. These buttery cookies come in various shapes, are airy yet crunchy and perfectly sweet.
Decorated with sprinkles, colored sugar crystals or candy, these cookies have been a favorite for the Holidays for years!
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What are Spritz Cookies?
Spritz cookies are like sugar cookies in many ways. Sweet, buttery and made in different shapes.
The characteristic of these cookies as the way they are shaped. Made using a cookie press and some sweet dough, these can be made in the shape that the discs of the press has.
Commonly made for Christmas, these are generally shaped like the Christmas tree, Santa, stars, flowers, wreaths and what not!
The star of the recipe is definitely the cookie press. A MUST-HAVE accessory in a baking kit, this comes handy to make different shaped cookies for Christmas and beyond.
The word Spritz literally means to squirt; the way these are made. the sweet dough is squirted out of the cookie press and while it leaves the press it takes the shape of the disc that is inserted in it.
These Spritz Cookies
- Are super easy to make and need a handful of ingredients.
- Need a cookie press to make the pretty shapes of cookies.
- Are eggless and do not need any baking soda or powder.
- Make a great activity for kids during the Holiday season.
- Scale well, travel and freeze well too.
Totally festive, customizable and scalable; these cookies are a Christmas special recipe for many years.
While a LOT of recipes call for eggs, these cookies can easily be made eggless with no real substitute for eggs. Slightly firm yet airy, these cookies can easily be consumed by the dozen without realizing!
They make great edible gifts for the Holiday season too!
Ingredients
- All purpose Flour: The flour used here is all purpose. The flour gives them the nice white color. I have not tried these with wheat flour. Make sure the flour is not very old. Sift the flour if it has been sitting pressed together.
- Unsalted Butter: These cookies need butter and I like to use unsalted butter with a little added salt. Using salted butter is an option too, just skip the salt. Ensure whatever butter you use is at room temperature before you start.
- Sugar: Regular cane sugar or brown or confectioner's sugar works in the recipe. The time required to cream the sugar will vary based on type.
- Cream Cheese: Full fat cream cheese works best for the recipe. I use plain cream cheese in these cookies. Again, ensure it is at room temperature when you start the recipe.
- Vanilla Extract: The flavor in these cookies comes from the extract used. I have often made these using almond extract and vanilla extract in various proportions. Pick a flavor of your choice fo the recipes. Pure vanilla extract works better than imitation for the cookies.
- Salt: Like all baked recipes, a pinch of salt elevates the cookie flavors. I would strongly recommend adding it.
- Sprinkles: Decorate the cookies with sprinkles of your choice. I chose small round sprinkles.
How to make this recipe
Before you start, preheat oven to 400 F or 200 C.
1- In a bowl add cream cheese, unsalted butter, sugar and salt.
2- Cream them till the sugar melts and the mixture is pale yellow.
3- Add all purpose flour and vanilla extract.
4- Mix well till the dough comes together.
5- Press the dough into the cookie press fitted with a disc of your choice.
6- Press out cookies 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking tray. Hold the press perpendicular to the tray and press the paddle so that that the cookie sticks to the tray.
7- Decorate with sprinkles of your choice.
8- Bake for about 10 minutes, till the edges are crisp and slightly brown.
9- Remove, cool for 5-6 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
10- Store in an airtight container when completely cool.
Tips and Notes
- Whip the cream cheese, butter, salt and sugar well. That is needed to get airy cookies.
- Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature when you start making the cookies.
- Do not over mix the dry ingredients. Only mix till the dough comes together.
- Use an un-greased baking mat or tray. Greasing will prevent the cookie from sticking to the baking tray making it impossible to press them out.
- Bake the cookies only till the sides begin to brown, else they will burn.
Eggless Spritz Cookies
Ingredients
- 2½ cups All purpose flour
- ¾ cup Cream Cheese (room temperature)
- ½ cup Sugar
- ¾ cup Unsalted Butter
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- 2 tablespoon Sprinkles, colored sugar crystals or candy (to top)
Instructions
- In a bowl add cream cheese, unsalted butter, sugar and salt.¾ cup Cream Cheese, ½ cup Sugar, ¾ cup Unsalted Butter, ⅛ teaspoon Salt
- Cream them till the sugar melts and the mixture is pale yellow.
- Add all purpose flour and vanilla extract.2½ cups All purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- Mix well till the dough comes together.
- Press the dough into the cookie press fitted with a disc of your choice.
- Press out cookies 1 inch apart on an un greased baking tray. Hold the press perpendicular to the tray and press the paddle so that that the cookie sticks to the tray.
- Decorate with sprinkles of your choice.2 tablespoon Sprinkles, colored sugar crystals or candy
- Bake for about 10 minutes, till the edges are crisp and slightly brown.
- Remove, cool for 5-6 minutes and transfer to a wire rack to cool.
- Store in an airtight container when completely cool.
Notes
- Whip the cream cheese, butter, salt and sugar well. That is needed to get airy cookies.
- Make sure all the ingredients are at room temperature when you start making the cookies.
- Do not over mix the dry ingredients. Only mix till the dough comes together.
- Use an un-greased baking mat or tray. Greasing will prevent the cookie from sticking to the baking tray making it impossible to press them out.
- Bake the cookies only till the sides begin to brown, else they will burn.
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