Lemon Spritz Cookies

  4.0 – 6 reviews  • Lemon
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr
Active: 30 min
Yield: about 84

Ingredients

  1. 2 cups all-purpose flour
  2. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  3. 1/4 teaspoon salt
  4. 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  5. 1 cup granulated sugar
  6. 1 tablespoon packed finely grated lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
  7. 1 large egg
  8. 1 teaspoon pure lemon extract
  9. 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  10. Yellow sanding sugar and/or nonpareils, for decorating

Instructions

  1. Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
  2. Beat the butter, granulated sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and both extracts. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just combined.
  3. Fill a cookie press with the dough according to the manufacturer?s directions; press the dough 1 1/2 inches apart onto unlined baking sheets. Decorate with sanding sugar and/or nonpareils.
  4. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are golden around the edges, 14 to 17 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 84 servings
Calories 36
Total Fat 2 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Carbohydrates 5 g
Dietary Fiber 0 g
Sugar 2 g
Protein 0 g
Cholesterol 7 mg
Sodium 10 mg

Reviews

Robin Allen
10/10 would not recommend.
Alan Hernandez
This recipe is wonderful! The dough “spritzes” beautifully, and the cookies are absolutely delicious all by themselves, without decorative sugar, sprinkles or icing!
Steven Monroe
I made these today and they are delicious! I added food coloring to the second half of the dough to make them festive.
Darren Morris
I absolutely loved these easy peasy lemon squeezy buttery cookies. They were a big hit with my husband, and he’s very discerning with his compliments. Oh, did I mention how easy they were to make? Yay!

 

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