Scandinavian Holiday Recipes- Spritz

Spritz

Spritz cookies are a small sugary cookie that are very sweet and soft.  You can make them in different shapes and decorate them in many different ways. They are very yummy and a perfect holiday treat.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 1/2 cups flour

Recipe:

"Cream butter and sugar. Add remaining ingredients and beat until smooth. Place dough in a cookie press and press out onto a grease baking sheet in the shape of small wreaths. Bake at 325 degrees for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with colored sugar." (Spencer 150).

Results:

Very good!  The cookie press was a learn as you go process because I had to redo a lot. I didn't find the directions to the press until after making them, but oh well.  They still turned out good and it made a lot.  My decorations were red and green sprinkles and my shape I chose was a Christmas tree, because I made them in December. But why do you think a lot of recipes are a learn as you go/ learn from your mistakes processes?

Bibliography:

Spencer, Michelle Nagle., and Miriam Canter. Scandinavian Holiday Recipes: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, & Iceland. IA City, IA: Penfield, 1989. Print