Cream Cheese Spritz Cookie Recipe (2024)

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It’s a holiday tradition in the TCL household to bake this most delicious Cream Cheese Spritz Cookie Recipe. I make mine with lemon zest or almond extract, lots of butter and of course cream cheese. They almost have a shortbread taste that makes them the most addicting Christmas cookie I make. Almost as addicting at my Dad’s famous Peanut Butter Fudge.
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Cream Cheese Spritz Cookie Recipe

Spritz cookies are a Christmas classic cookie recipe using my favorite ingredients, butter, and cream cheese! Using a cookie press with all the different plate templates is how you make all the different shapes.

I remember being mesmerizedby the cookie press and its different shapes. I would study the packaging which showed eachdisc and what shape it would make. My favorite cookie press was an old metal one I found at a garage sale years ago and somehow, I must have misplaced it. So I bought a new one and I hate it. I’ll be investing in a new one soon.

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This year I made the tree shape with green sprinkles and two other shapes that look like snowflakes and poinsettias after I added the colored sugar crystals.

How to Make Cream Cheese Spritz Christmas Cookies

Supplies needed

  1. Following the recipe, one of my secrets is to really cream together the butter and cream cheese so it’s really smooth.
  2. After you’ve mixed up your cookie batter, this is when you need to decide if you want to make colored shapes, like green Christmas trees. If the answer is yes, then divide your batter and mix in the color desired.
  3. Form cookie dough into log shapes and fill the cookie press. If the dough is too warm, you may have issues with it releasing from the press. This is when I place in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
  4. Press cookies onto your cookie sheet.
  5. I have found the most success by pressing and lifting directly up. The cookie should have stuck to the pan.
  6. Before baking, sprinkle for color.

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Can you make spritz cookies without a cookie press?

Yes! Drop Spritz Cookies are just as tasty. Although they are traditionally made using a cookie press, you can skip that step and just scoop by the spoonfuls directly onto your cookie sheet and bake accordingly.

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Cream Cheese Spritz Cookie Recipe

Yield: 4 doz

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies are a holiday tradition. This classic Christmas cookie will melt in your mouth.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 1 (3oz) package softened cream cheese
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cream butter and cream cheese together. I use a mixer to get it as smooth as possible.
  3. Add sugar, mixing until light and fluffy.
  4. Add egg yolk, vanilla, and lemon peel and mix well.
  5. Gradually add flour and salt to cream together.
  6. Shape dough into small logs to place into cookie press.
  7. Press onto an ungreased cookie sheet or line with a baking mat.
  8. If you're having difficulty with the shapes, try chilling your dough for about 30 min before pressing.
  9. Baking time is 12 min.

Notes

- If you want to make green trees or any other colored shapes, separate the dough and add food coloring before pressing.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 48Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 77Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 55mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 4gProtein: 1g

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Other flavors for Spritz Cookies

A popular flavor choice is using almond extract. I’ve also used orange zest instead of lemon. You can make gingerbread spritzcookies or even chocolate spritz by adding cocoa. It’s a pretty versatile holiday cookie recipe. Just google with your flavor idea.Cream Cheese Spritz Cookie Recipe (10)

What is the difference between Spritz and Shortbread Cookies?

Spritz cookiesare tender and have an enriched dough. You can take mostspritz cookieandshortbreadrecipes and side by side the onlydifferencein ingredients is a single egg. … The egg inspritz cookiesmakes thecookiedough more pliable and therefore easy to shape into a number of designs” The Kitchn

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Be sure to pin this Cream Cheese Spritz Cookie Recipe, because it will no doubt become one of your holiday favorites.

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