This spritz cookie recipe has been in my family for years! Buttery, tender, and decorated with sprinkles, they're our favorite Christmas cookies.Jump to recipe This spritz cookie recipe comes straight from my mom’s recipe box! My family has been making it every Christmas for over 40 years—my first kitchen memory is of baking these spritz cookies with my mom and sister for the holidays.Made with a 6-ingredient dough, these spritz cookies are buttery, tender, and scented with almond extract, not unlike sugar cookies or shortbread.What sets them apart from other cookies is how they’re made.

Spritz cookies get their festive shapes from a cookie press.Their name comes from the German word spritzen, which means “to squirt,” which describes how the dough squirts out of the press.I hope you’ll try this spritz cookie recipe this holiday season.Delicious, easy to make, and fun to decorate with sprinkles and colored sugar, it’s one of my absolute favorites.

Don’t let the cookie press scare you—this recipe really is simple.I think you’ll love it.How to Make Spritz CookiesYou can find the complete spritz cookie recipe with measurements at the bottom of this post.

For now, here’s a quick overview of how it goes:Start by making the cookie dough. We use softened butter in this recipe, so I make the dough in my stand mixer.An electric hand mixer works too!Next, shape the cookies. Working in batches if necessary, load the dough into your cookie press.Pre

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