PRESSCOOKIES
Buttery morselsin intriguing shapes.
(Photo of pressing out Spritz cookies)
HOW TO MAKE COOKIES WITH A PRESS
Force dough through a cooky press (or pastry tube). Follow directions accompanying cooky press. Hold the press upright, and force out the dough until it appears at the edge of the mold ... then lift the press away.
SPRITZ ((KEY)Recipe)(“Spurted out of a press”)
Crisp, fragile, buttery-tasting curlicues.
Mix together thoroughly ...
Work in with the hands ...
Chill dough. Force through cooky press onto ungreased baking sheet in letter S’s, rosettes, fluted bars, or other desired shapes. Bake until set ... but not brown.
TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
TIME: Bake 7 to 10 min.
AMOUNT: About 6 doz. cookies.
CHOCOLATE SPRITZ
Follow(KEY)recipe above—but blend into the shortening mixture 4 sq. unsweetened chocolate (4 oz.), melted.
Have baking sheet cold before forcing cooky dough through press onto it. If sheet is not cold, the fat in the dough will melt and the cookies will pull away from the sheet when the press is lifted.
Have baking sheet cold before forcing cooky dough through press onto it. If sheet is not cold, the fat in the dough will melt and the cookies will pull away from the sheet when the press is lifted.
BUTTER COOKIES
Follow(KEY)recipe for Butter Cookies onp. 31. Force chilled dough through cooky press onto ungreased baking sheet in form of flowers, wreaths, or any desired shapes.
(Shaped cookies)Dough for press cookies may be rolled out and cut into desired shapes. For wreaths, cut with scalloped cooky cutter ... then cut out center with a smaller sized cutter.
Dough for press cookies may be rolled out and cut into desired shapes. For wreaths, cut with scalloped cooky cutter ... then cut out center with a smaller sized cutter.
Dough for press cookies may be rolled out and cut into desired shapes. For wreaths, cut with scalloped cooky cutter ... then cut out center with a smaller sized cutter.
★ ALMOND WREATHS
Beautiful almond-topped garlands.
Mix together thoroughly ...
Sift together and work in with the hands ...
Chill dough. Force through cooky press onto ungreased baking sheet in shape of wreaths. Brush wreaths with slightly beaten egg white. Sprinkle with mixture of 2 tbsp. sugar, ¼ tsp. cinnamon, and ¼ cup very finely chopped blanched almonds. Bake until set ... but not brown.
TO DECORATE
Press bits of red or green candied cherry into top of wreaths to simulate a bow.
TEMPERATURE: 350° (mod. oven).
TIME: Bake 8 to 10 min.
AMOUNT: About 6 doz. cookies.