Comments on: Spritz cookies

By: ellaella

ellaella — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:38:50 +0000

Hi, Melanie. Yes, Crisco does make for a good cookie. I have a peanut butter chocolate chip recipe coming up later this week with it. For spritz cookies I love the taste and texture only butter brings. But then I’ve never tried them with Crisco and will do so one of these days.

Thanks for the input and tips and I hope to see you again!

By: Melanie B

Melanie B — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:12:17 +0000

My Spritz recipe that came with the many Mirro presses I have owned uses 1 cup shortening (I use Crisco) instead of the butter; they are wonderful! I prefer plain Crisco and vanilla instead of almond; my husband prefers butter-flavored Crisco and almond.

By: ellaella

ellaella — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:55:23 +0000

I’ve been in recipe sleuth mode today so that’s especially interesting. Given our common denominator of a Mirro press and the similarities of the recipes, I’m willing to bet it is indeed the recipe that came with it. It’s a wonderful recipe, isn’t it? I’ve tried many other spritzes but always come back to this.

I’ve made Swedish S cookies, but with a pastry bag. There’s a similar Swiss cookie in a W.

I never wash the sheets in between — I’m way too allergic to extra steps for that — but I do sometimes spray cold water on the backs to cool them down enough to re-use them quickly.

Your Grandma had a good name.

By: shoreacres

shoreacres — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 20:23:36 +0000

I was on the hunt for a sugar cookie recipe when I bumped into these – and the helpful hint not to use that parchment paper I got intrigued by in your current entry.

I make my grandmother’s Sprits every year. Interesting to compare her recipe to yours:
1 # buttter
2 c.sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 egg
4-1/2 c flour
1 tsp vanilla

It’s about a perfect double of yours, though with only that lone egg. We used to make FOUR of these batches each Christmas and keep them in tins in the back entry – in Iowa, our “extra fridge” for the winter.

I still have the two Mirro presses we used back then – although I’ve cut back to one batch and one press! And I often wash my baking sheets during the process, to help the cookies stick.

Oh – and the shapes never vary: trees, wreaths, piped “s” and “o” (traditional Swedish shapes), stars and camels for the boys.

Did I ever mention – grandma’s name was Ella!

Linda

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By: ellaella

ellaella — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:09:19 +0000

I hope you find it! These really are good when you want just a little something.

I’ve tried a few other spritz doughs but they’re either so buttery I press out blobs or they need to be chilled and I get pellets. I always ended up back with this recipe and don’t even try others anymore. Sometimes Mom did know best.

Good to see you!