Sweet, buttery, and irresistibly festive, these Valentine Butter Spritz Cookies are an easy homemade cookie recipe perfect for Valentine’s Day baking, gifting to loved ones, or adding a little heart-shaped joy to your dessert table.
Made even easier with the OXO Cookie Press, these classic spritz cookies come out perfectly shaped every time, no rolling, cutting, or fuss required.
Tips for making Spritz Cookies with the OXO Cookie Press
- Use room temperature butter for the cookie recipe. Butter must be soft enough to cream yet firm enough to hold its shape.
- Do not over mix. Over-working the flour will make for tougher cookies.
- Place baking sheets in the freezer while you make the dough. The dough will release from the cookie press onto the cold baking sheet better. Do not use parchment paper or silicone liners. The dough must stick to the metal.
- Hold the press perpendicular to the baking sheet when pressing the dough.
- The first couple of cookies will be imperfect. This is normal. You can just scrape them back into the bowl of dough and keep going until you get into a rhythm.
Valentine Butter Spritz Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Sanding Sugar or sprinkles, if desired
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400°
- In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, and salt. Beat until light & fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time and vanilla.
- Gradually add the flour, beating until well incorporated.
- Place dough into cookie press with desired disk. Press dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. Add sugar sprinkles, if desired.
- Bake 8-10 minutes until edges are golden brown. Rotate baking sheet halfway through baking time.
More Kitchen Tools for Successful Baking
Allow the cookies to sit for a minute or two on the cookie sheet and them remove them with a spatula to a cooling rack
