German Spritz Cookies (Spritzgebäck)
Buttery pressed German spritz cookies flavored with vanilla and lemon peel.
⏱️ Prep: 30 min🍳 Cook: 12 min🍽️ Makes 18
Ingredients
| 1/2 cup | 120 ml | unsalted butter, room temperature |
| 1/4 cup | 60 ml | granulated sugar |
| 1 | egg yolk | |
| 1 tsp | 5 ml | vanilla extract |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml | grated lemon peel |
| 1 cup | 240 ml | all-purpose flour (plus about 1/4 cup for kneading) |
| 1/2 tsp | 2.5 ml | baking powder |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add the egg yolk, vanilla and lemon peel and continue mixing on low speed.
- Combine the 1 cup of flour and the baking powder in a bowl.
- Slowly add the flour and baking powder mixture until well blended.
- Use the remaining 1/4 cup flour to knead the dough with your hands, until combined.
- Fill the cookie press with some of the dough and press out the cookies on a chilled, greased cookie sheet. If the shapes are not defined, chill the dough for 15 minutes and try again.
- Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. Makes 18 cookies.