My Favourite Butter Cookies for Christmas | Spritz Cookies

My Favourite Butter Cookies for Christmas | Spritz Cookies – I know I’m early for a Christmas recipe this year because I’m so excited about Christmas. I can’t wait to share these cute looking and scrumptious cookies with you. I understand everyone is busy during this season. These cookies are fairly easy to make, you don’t need a lot of ingredients. There is no need of special tools but a piping tip and piping bags. I hope you’re give it a try to make these wonderful cookies with me. They are awesome for giveaway and very good shelf life too which can last for at least 3-4 weeks. Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas in advance!

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FAQ: Why my cookies flattened while baking in the oven? It might be due to the butter's condition. The consistency is very important if you're piping these cookies. Solution: You can fold in 1 or 2 tbsp of flour, then check if the consistency is slightly thickened. (Do not over add the flour, as they should stay a little wet and sticky as shown in the video.

Can I refrigerate the cookie dough so that they won’t flattened in the oven?
There is no need to refrigerate, just bake straight away as soon as you’re done piping. The cookies will not melt down or flattened as long as the consistency of the dough is right.

Ingredients:
this recipe yields about 12-15 cookies (depending on the size of the piping)

• Teddy Bear Cookies
113g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
60g (1/4 cup+1 tbsp) caster sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 egg yolk [OR Substitute with 20g [1½ tbsp] plain yogurt]
1 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g (1 cup) cake flour
16g (2 tbsp) cornstarch

Red food colouring

Piping tip: 2C
20g [2 tbsp] milk chocolate, melted
Icing Sugar Frosting (2 tbsp icing sugar + 1 tsp water or lemon juice)


• Christmas Tree Cookies
113g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
60g (1/4 cup+1 tbsp) caster sugar
¼ tsp salt
1 egg yolk [OR Substitute with 20g [1½ tbsp] plain yogurt]
1 tbsp heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
125g (1 cup) cake flour
16g (2 tbsp) cornstarch

5g [2 tsp] green tea powder
Green food colouring
3g [1 tsp] cocoa powder

Piping tip: 2C
80g [½ cup] white chocolate, melted
Coloured sprinkles


Instructions:

Teddy Bear Cookies
1. Preheat oven at 170°C/340°F.
2. In a large bowl, add the room temp (or softened) butter. Add sugar and salt. Mix them using a spatula so that the sugar the fly out. Then switch to an electric mixer. Mix on high speed for at least 1 minutes or until creamy, pale and fluffy.
3. Add the yolk, cream and vanilla extract. Mix till combined.
4. Sift the cake flour and cornstarch in 2 batches. Fold in using a spatula. Sift the remaining dry ingredients until the flour disappear.
5. Scoop a quarter of the dough in a smaller bowl. Add a few drips of red food colouring. This is for the Christmas hat later.
6. Transfer the doughs into a piping bag respectively. Double up the piping bag if yours is thin like mine. A thin piping bag will cause breaking of the bag. Also it will ease your piping.
7. Pipe the bears as shown in the video. Apply pressure while piping to prevent dough breaking or unsmooth.
8. Bake in preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-17 min. For 15min, the cookies might be softer than 17min bake, so it really depending on how crispy you desire your cookies to be.
9. Let it cool completely.
10. Melt some milk chocolate for the eyes and nose.
11. Prepare icing sugar frosting by mixing 2 tbsp of icing sugar and 1 tsp of water or lemon juice. This is for the hat cotton ball and lining.
12. Cookies are ready to serve.

Christmas Trees Cookies
1. Repeat the same dough as the above. (no. 1-4)
2. Scoop a quarter of the dough in a smaller bowl. Add 1 tsp of cocoa powder in this small portion of dough. Mix until well combined.
3. Sift 2 tsp of green tea powder. If you do not have green tea powder, you can also add the green food colouring. Mix until well combined.
4. Transfer the doughs into a piping bag respectively. Double up the piping bag if yours is thin like mine. A thin piping bag will cause breaking of the bag. Also it will ease your piping.
5. Pipe the bears as shown in the video. Apply pressure while piping to prevent dough breaking or unsmooth.
6. Bake in preheated oven at 170°C/340°F for about 15-17 min. For 15min, the cookies might be softer than 17min bake, so it really depending on how crispy you desire your cookies to be.
7. Let it cool completely.
8. Melt some white chocolate. Dip one of the cookies. Sprinkle some coloured sprinkles on the white chocolate part before it gets dried.
9. Cookies are ready to serve.


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