German Spritz Cookies - Spritzgebäck

Method4 steps

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   Step 1: Cut the butter (250 g) into pieces and place it in a bowl with the sugar (200 g), vanilla extract (1 tablespoon), egg (1), egg yolk (1), flour (500 g) and a pinch of salt. Knead everything into a smooth dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

   Chill Spritz dough · 60 minUses 250 g butter · 200 g sugar · 1 tablespoon vanilla extract · 1 egg · 1 egg yolk · 500 g all-purpose flour · 1 pinch salt

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   Step 2: Divide the dough into batches and put it into a meat grinder, pastry press or piping bag to shape the cookies.

   Uses flour butter sugar egg/yolk dough refrigerated at least one hour

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   Step 3: Place the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Bake them at 190°C (375°F) for about 10 minutes. They should remain relatively light in color.

   Bake cookies · 10 minUses cookie dough pressed or piped into shapes

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   Step 4: Once the cookies have cooled, melt the chocolate and decorate them as desired.

   Uses Chocolate · cookies baked about10 minutes at190°C then cooled