Spritz Cookies – The Crunchy Cookie Magic

🎂 8 + years ⏱️ 1 h 30 min 📍 At home ⭐ Sporty

Do you love kneading dough, shaping cookies, and filling the kitchen with the delicious smell of baked goods? Then spritz cookies are perfect for you. These cookies are not only super tasty but also a great way to create something wonderful with your hands. And guess what? While baking, you’ll learn math, practice patience, and teamwork without even realizing it. It starts with a pile of ingredients and ends with crispy cookies that you can customize to your taste. Perfect for gifting or enjoying yourself! So grab a big bowl, roll up your sleeves, and let’s get started!

What you'll need

1kg flour
250g butter
250g margarine
250g sugar or sugar substitute
2 packets of vanilla sugar
3 eggs
Large bowl
Baking tray and baking paper
Meat grinder with spritz cookie attachment
Star-shaped cookie cutter
Cookie tins
Oven mitts

How it works

Place all the ingredients on the table so you don’t forget anything. Now you can start your first mission: Weighing! Check carefully if you have the right amount. Can you weigh it yourself? Great! If not, ask someone to help you.
Take a large bowl. Add 250g butter, 250g margarine, 250g sugar, 2 packets of vanilla sugar, and 3 eggs. Mix everything into a creamy dough. Use a hand mixer or your clean hands. What happens when you stir long enough? The ingredients come together!
Once everything is well mixed, add 1kg of flour. Now it gets tricky: The dough will become firmer, and you need to knead it into a smooth dough with your hands or the mixer.
Now comes the exciting part. Get a meat grinder with a spritz cookie attachment. If you don’t have one, no problem – you can also shape small balls or sticks. Push the dough through the attachment. What shapes do you create?
Place the shaped cookies on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Make sure to leave enough space between the cookies so they don’t stick together.
Now it’s time for the hot phase. Caution: The oven gets really hot! So, get help from an adult when putting in and taking out the trays. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (fan). Slide the trays into the oven and bake the cookies for about 10 to 12 minutes.
Carefully take the trays out of the oven. Wait until the cookies cool down before touching them. Now comes the best moment: Tasting! You can decorate the cookies and then pack them in a nice tin, gift them, or enjoy them together with friends and family.