Wilton Butter Press Cookies

Marg (CaymanDesigns)'s Note:

I love these simple little cookies with my afternoon tea. Very versatile too since you can color them or use whatever press attachment is appropriate for the occasion. For a super dainty cookie, use the bar plate in the press and press a long ribbon of dough onto a cookie sheet (ridged side up). Score the cookie dough at 2 inch intervals. (I use a pizza cutter, much easier than a knife) Once cool, drizzle melted chocolate coating over them in a zigzag pattern and dust with confectioner's sugar.

• Total Time: 27 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 18

• 1 1/2 cups real butter, softened (no substitute)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F
2. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar.
3. Add egg, milk, vanilla and almond extracts; beat well.
4. Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing to make a smooth dough.
5. DO NOT CHILL.
6. Place dough in cookie press and press cookies on to ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 6-8 minutes.
8. Remove cookies from sheet and cool on rack.
9. Makes 6 dozen cookies (but they're very small).

Reviews

[CindyCRNA]

I had high hopes with a cookie with 3 sticks of butter, but alas, disappointment set in even before they were in the oven. I doubled the vanilla, using double strength vanilla also, and I still found the taste blah. I also had to double the milk to get the dough workable. I use a cream cheese cutout recipe that works well and guess I will go back.

[CoffeeB]

A great little cookie that's big on taste.

Made for 24 Days of Cookies in KK's forum.

[Dreamer in Ontario]

Wonderful, buttery, little cookies. I loved how well they came out of the cookie press. This will be my go to recipe when I want to make spritz cookies. Thanks for sharing. Made for 24 Days of Cookies even in KK's forum.