Spritz Cookies, The Unsung Heroes Of Christmas Baking
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This retro cookie doesn't get enough credit. Get out your cookie press and revive the tradition.
A cookie press is one of those kitchen tools that I forget exists until the holiday season rolls around each year. I don’t own one — I probably haven’t even touched one since I was a kid when, during the lead-up to Christmas, my mom would extract hers from the inconvenient depths of a cupboard — but few things evoke holiday nostalgia for me quite like spritz cookies.
The magic, I think, was in the selection of the metal extrusion discs. Scattering them around the countertop for careful consideration of which shapes to use felt like an important step, though I always liked the tree the best. It was the most fun to nibble on, munching row by row (branch by branch?), a dusting of crystalline green sprinkles adding hints of crunch to the soft, creamy texture of the cookie.
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