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Chocolate Spritz Cookies
For the chocolate lovers – treat yourself to these simple cookies!
Makes about 120 medium-size cookies
2¼ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
½ teaspoon salt
½ pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and
at room temperature
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
¼ cup packed light brown sugar
1½ tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Put the flour, cocoa powder and salt into a small mixing bowl.
Whisk to combine; reserve.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugars. Using a
Cuisinart
®
Hand or Stand Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters/
paddle, mix until light and creamy. Add the vanilla and egg; mix
until fully combined. Add the reserved dry ingredients and mix on
low, until just combined.
4. Fit the Cuisinart
® Electric Cookie Press with desired disc, as
instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.
Press cookie dough out onto an ungreased/unlined baking pan,
about 2 inches apart.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until just set.
6. Cool cookies before removing from pan.
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 29 (50% from fat) • carb. 3g • pro. 0g • fat 2g • sat. fat 1g
• chol. 6mg • sod. 11mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g
Toasted Almond Cookies
It is important that the toasted almonds are very finely ground,
or they can clog the cookie press. If you wish, substitute your
favorite variety of nut for the almonds.
Makes about 100 medium-size cookies
2½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
½ cup very finely ground toasted almonds
½ teaspoon salt
1¼ cups (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and
at room temperature
11/3 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 large egg
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Put the flour, ground almonds and salt into a small mixing bowl.
Whisk to combine; reserve.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and the sugar. Using
a Cuisinart® Hand or Stand Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters/
paddle, mix until light and creamy. Add the extracts and egg; mix
until combined. Add the reserved dry ingredients and mix on low,
until just combined.
4. Fit the Cuisinart® Electric Cookie Press with desired disc*, as
instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.
Press cookie dough out onto an ungreased/unlined baking pan,
about 2 inches apart.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly
golden around the edges.
6. Cool cookies before removing from pan.
*Note: All cookie press discs can be used, except #2.
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 51 (55% from fat) • carb. 5g • pro. 1g • fat 3g • sat. fat 2g
• chol. 9mg • sod. 13mg • calc. 3mg • fiber 0g