12 Spritz Cookie Recipes For Everyone In The Family

These are traditional spritz cookies made with simple ingredients. Often made during the holiday season, these can also be enjoyed all year round. All you need is butter, sugar, vanilla extract, eggs, flour, and a cookie press. The dough comes together easily by creaming the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, then adding in the eggs and vanilla extract.

You can decide on your own intricate shape in the cookie press. Whether it's a simple swirl or a festive holiday design, you can let your creativity run wild. Once baked, the buttery flavor shines through, along with a subtle sweetness. The vanilla extract then adds a warm, comforting aroma that enhances the overall experience.

If you're a fan of chocolate chip cookies, chocolate spritz cookies might just work for you. Instead of vanilla, this recipe calls for rich flavors of chocolate in the form of cocoa powder. The texture remains delicate and crumbly but with a slight fudgy consistency due to the addition of cocoa powder.

You can either enjoy them on your own or dress them up with a variety of toppings. For an extra touch of decadence, drizzle them with melted chocolate or sprinkle them with powdered sugar.

In this recipe, you add the tangy flavor of fresh lemon via a generous amount of lemon zest. The lemon and butter form a tangy and creamy consistency, which allows the cookies to remain crumbly yet flavorful. Each bite of this cookie results in a melt-in-your-mouth texture with a burst of citrusy goodness.

Once the dough is ready, it is loaded into the cookie press and pressed onto a baking sheet, forming intricate shapes like flowers, hearts, or stars. The cookies are then baked until golden brown and lightly crisp. Enjoy this delight at tea parties, holiday gatherings, or as a sweet treat to accompany a cup of coffee, whichever suits you best.

The key ingredient in almond spritz cookies is almond extract, which gives them a distinct and fragrant flavor. A simple dough is prepared using butter, sugar, flour, and almond extract. The dough then gives way to interesting shapes as it is pressed on a cookie press. The rich almond flavor comes through the crumbly cookies, making it a perfect snack during tea time.

Another thing you do with these cookies is decorate them with icing or chocolate to make it more of a luxurious experience.

The next flavor on our list is orange cranberry. This Thanksgiving, make these festive cookies to share with your friends and family. The combination of citrusy orange and tangy cranberry flavors is all wrapped up in a buttery and melt-in-your-mouth cookie.

Start by creaming together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then, you add in freshly squeezed orange juice, orange zest, and dried cranberries, which infuse the dough with a burst of fruity goodness. The dough is then piped through a cookie press, creating beautiful shapes and patterns that make these cookies a visual treat. You can enjoy these as a standalone treat, paired with a cup of tea or coffee, or even used as a base for other desserts.

Enjoy your warm punch of coffee in the morning with these espresso spritz cookies. The coffee flavor is combined with chocolate so that they go well together with a warm cup of tea. In this recipe, instead of coffee powder, a shot of espresso is added to the dough so that the coffee flavor doesn't overpower the other ingredients.

Similar to a coffee cake, espresso spritz cookies are great as an afternoon snack or for a sweet breakfast. Serve them either with a sprinkle of powdered sugar or by dusting them with coffee powder.

The peanut butter flavor is quite common in cookies. A peanut butter chocolate chip cookie is often many people's favorite. These bite-sized delights are a classic addition to any cookie tray and are loved by both kids and adults alike. Add a touch of vanilla to the dough to balance out the rich peanut butter flavor. 

You can add a drizzle of peanut butter on top of the cookie to serve. With a slight chew on the inside, these cookies allow the peanut butter flavor to shine through. The nutty and slightly sweet taste also goes well with a chocolate drizzle.

Coconuts add a sweet and tropical feel to baked goods. The use of coconut in baking has increased exponentially after the use of alternative dairy products was popularized. Even though you can make coconut spritz cookies with dairy by simple adding shredded coconut into the dough, this also gives rise to the opportunity of creating a dairy-free option.

The slightly nutty flavor of coconut merges well with the sweetness of the cookies. Since the process is easy and the ingredients used are quite simple, it makes way for you to have a batch of freshly baked cookies in no time with ingredients usually found in our pantry. To elevate your coconut cookies, accompany them with ice cream or pudding.

Holidays are always about warm cinnamon flavor, be it in your favorite coffee recipe, cake, or just plain old cookies. The addition of cinnamon to spritz cookies makes perfect sense because the texture and flavor or cinnamon go with that of the cookies. When added to the dough, cinnamon gives off a warm spice that is great to enjoy with a warm cup of hot chocolate. In addition to the flavor, there is a slight aroma that fills the room as the cookies begin to bake.

If you want the cinnamon flavor to really hit home, you can also add some powder over the cookies once they are baked and are still warm. The unique shapes of the cookies with the warm flavor let them stand out among other cookies and will be an instant hit with friends and family

Mint isn't the first flavor that comes to our mind when we talk about cookies. However, this doesn't mean you can't experiment with the flavor so that you can decide which works for you. Chocolate and mint flavors are usually used together subsequently to achieve the perfect merge of flavors. Instead of actual mint, these cookies are prepared with peppermint extract. Some recipes also call for the inclusion of finely chopped mint chocolate or the drizzling of melted mint chocolate on top.

The combination of the dark chocolate and the vibrant green color of the mint extract creates a striking contrast that is sure to catch the eye. Usually served with a cup of hot cocoa, these cookies also have the holiday vibe coming through in their taste.

The base of a raspberry jam spritz cookie is a classic vanilla cookie; however, you can experiment with other flavors if you'd like. These cookies are made with a simple buttery dough, flavored with vanilla extract, and piped into beautiful shapes using a cookie press. After you get the shape you like, a small indentation is made in the center of each cookie, which is then filled with a dollop of raspberry jam.

After you assemble all your cookies, bake them until golden brown and slightly crispy on the edges. Finally, add in your favorite raspberry jam (we suggest a homemade one) to enjoy with a cup of tea. As you take a bit, the buttery cookie base mixes with the sweet and slightly tart raspberry jam for a balance of flavors.

In this recipe, finely chopped pecans are added to the dough so that they provide a pleasant crunch and nuttiness to every bite. As the pecans provide a nuttiness, the maple syrup adds the much-needed sweetness. If you're not a fan of sweet desserts, you can opt to not add any sugar to your cookie base. 

Maple syrup can either be added directly into the dough or added as a topping over the cookies once they are done cooking. This natural sweetener infuses the cookies with a distinct maple flavor, giving them a warm and comforting taste that is perfect for fall or winter. Enjoy this warm and flavorful cookie this holiday season with a cup of hot cocoa.