Chocolate Spritz Press Cookies

Spritzgebäck is a crisp and fragile German biscuit made of flour, butter, sugar and eggs. These cookies, also known as spritz cookies, are made by squirting the soft dough with a press fitted with patterned holes or with a pastry bag fitted with a nozzle.

Ingredients makes 50

175 g soft butter

100 g caster sugar

12 g cocoa powder

1 eggs

½ tsp vanilla extract

250 g self raising flour

Method

Preheat oven to 170ºC normal bake. Place butter, sugar and cocoa powder in a mixing bowl. Beat until light and creamy with an electrical mixer. Add egg and vanilla, mix well. Add flour and blend until evenly mixed. Load the cookie press from the backside and seal the gun with the trigger. Press the cookie mixture onto baking paper or greased baking trays. You can place ingredients on top of the cookies such as nuts, chocolate or dried fruits otherwise leave them plain. Bake for approx. 10 minutes. Remove cookies from the oven and allow cooling before placing in closed containers.

Note: If you are using unsalted butter add ½ tsp salt.