Cute little crisp, buttery Spritz cookies are the perfect addition to your cookie plate this Christmas season! This version has an orange twist for a bit of freshness!
It’s always more fun to make cookies at Christmastime, don’t you think? This year for the Secret Recipe Club we are celebrating all things COOKIES by having a fun little cookie carnival.
For this event I was asked to make one of Marsha’s recipes from her blog, The Harried Cook. Marsha is a mom of two girls who loves Jesus too! She lives in India with her family and from glancing at her Twitter, I learned that she teaches cooking classes. How fun! 🙂
Marsha’s girls love these Orange Spritz cookies–both the eating, and the making. I remember eating Spritz cookies every Christmas growing up… and truthfully, they weren’t my favorite cookies. But as an adult I have given them another chance. They’re so delicate and light, the perfect accompaniment to tea or coffee or even a richer cookie treat. I almost made Marsha’s Lime and Pepper Cookies because they sounded so interesting, so you might want to check that recipe out too!
But back to these cookies. This was my first time making Spritz cookies on my own and it was kinda fun, once I got the hang of my cookie press. By “me getting the hang of it” I clearly mean me desperately calling for Ben to come help because I could NOT figure out the instructions. It didn’t help that I have an Italian cookie press and the [oddly] translated instructions are spread out over several pages. Cookie press problems aside, the results were awesome. Thanks, Marsha for the great recipe! Merry Christmas!
four years ago: Cranberry Sauce Two Ways
Orange Spritz
from The Harried Cook
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- pinch of salt
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- zest of 1/2 an orange
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment or a silpat.
With a mixer, cream together butter and sugar in a large bowl. Beat in salt and the egg yolk until just combined. Add vanilla and orange zest, then beat again. Stir in flour.
Fill your cookie press and press out according to the cookie press’ instructions, placing on baking sheets approximately 1 inch apart.
Bake for about 8-12 minutes, until edges are golden brown. The original recipe said baking time might be about 6 minutes, but mine was definitely about 12.
Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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I love the bit of citrus in these! Such a great cookie.
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thank you, joanne!
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How pretty. I love spritz, I have just been plain too lazy to make them the past few years. They sure look lovely on a cookie tray though.
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i agree! they are so cute 🙂
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I love making Spritz Cookies…adding orange zest is a great idea.
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thank you, kate! i need to make them more often. 🙂
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Wow.. Sarah – I just love your blog!!! Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙂 I love these cookies and I am so glad you like them do. As you said, they are really delicate and light are perfect with some tea! And they wouldn’t be amiss on the Christmas table either! Thanks for cooking from my blog 🙂 Merry Christmas!!!
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Thank you, Marsha! It was fun to have your blog!! I really want to try those lime cookies. Not sure if I’ll have time before Christmas but sometime in the winter I will!! 🙂
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I have always wanted to make spritz cookies, these look amazing~ Happy Holidays~ Lynn @ Turnips 2 Tangerines
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thanks, lynn! you should try them someday 🙂
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Ooh, those lime and pepper ones do sound interesting. These sound delicious with the orange!
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thanks, debbie!
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My mom never made spritz cookies, but my aunts certainly did! I think they’d be delicious with some orange flavor!
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thanks, emily!
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I agree – making cookies at christmas seems just so much more fun than normally making cookies (even though I love that too!).
These sound wonderful – especially with that orange zest!
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thanks, ashley! i really love real orange flavor 🙂
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Yum! I haven’t made spritz cookies in years. Love the addition of orange. Perfect for the holidays.
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thank you, tara!
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So tiny and cute – I bet I could pop a few in my mouth at a time!
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definitely! thanks! 🙂
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I love a touch of citrus flavor at the holidays and these cookies look perfect!
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thank you, amy!
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Ooh, these look good! Mm, orange. My mom and grandpa love Spritz and I always thought they were super boring as a kid. Last year I made Chocolate Almond Spritz and my belief in Spritz has been redeemed! I would love to give these orange ones a try sometime, probably next year because I have all my cookies planned out between now and Christmas. Good recipe choice 😀
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thank you!!
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I like the addition of orange – it’s such an unexpected flavor this time of year, and the citrus would be very welcome on a dessert table. Merry Christmas!
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thank you! everyone loved them this year 🙂
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