Spritz Cookies For Cookie Press - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups butter, softened (3 sticks)
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
For Classic
1 3/4 cups flour
For Chocolate
1/8 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation

Step 1: Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 2: Add egg and vanilla, mix until smooth. Scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure all of the ingredients are combined.
Step 3: Now, split the mixture in half. I press it down evenly in the bowl and then draw a line. Scoop one half into another bowl Not precise, but it works. One half (bowl) will be the classic version and the other half will be the chocolate version.
Step 4:
To the Classic version:
add 1 3/4 cup flour and combine. I start with 1 1/2 cups flour and see if that is enough. We want a soft dough. If I add too much flour it becomes crumbly and won't work in the cookie press. Thus, I start with a lower amount of flour and if needed, add more.
To the Chocolate version:
add 1/8 cup sugar, 1 1/2 cups flour and 2 1/2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder.
Step 5: Add the dough to your cookie press and press the cookies onto a cookie sheet. Decorate with colored sugar and sprinkles. Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 10 minutes; or until the edges are a light golden brown. Let them cool for two minutes and then transfer to a cooling rack.
As I said earlier, these cookies are not just for Christmas. You can make these all year round by changing the press and decorations. Imagine the possibilities.... recipe from: https://www.funinkeywest.com/2-best-ways-to-make-pampered-chef-spritz-cookie-recipe/.