RECIPES
Classic Butter Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Sweet Vanilla Butter Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Citrus Butter Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chocolate Spritz Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Toasted Almond Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Sugar Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mocha Sugar Cookies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Snickerdoodles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Peanut Butter Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Quartre Épice Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ginger Cookies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Pâte á Choux - Cream Puffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Lightened Pastry Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Simple Chocolate Mousse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ganache. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Royal Icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Decorating Icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fluffy Frosting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gougères . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cheddar Cheese Crackers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Herbed Cheese Spread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Deviled Eggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Classic Butter Cookies
Traditional cookie press cookies are even sweeter when topped
with a piping of ganache (page 10).
Makes about 125 medium-size cookies
3½ cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and
at room temperature
1½ cups confectioners’ sugar
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Put the flour and salt into a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine;
reserve.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and the sugar. Using
a Cuisinart
®
Hand or Stand Mixer fitted with the mixing beaters/
paddle, mix until light and creamy. Add the vanilla and egg; mix
until combined. Add the reserved dry ingredients and mix on low,
until just combined.
4. Fit the Cuisinart
®
Electric Cookie Press with desired disc, as
instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.
Press cookie dough out onto an ungreased/unlined baking pan,
about 2 inches apart.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly
golden around the edges.
6. Cool cookies before removing from pan.
Nutritional information per cookie:
Calories 45 (60% from fat) • carb. 4g • pro. 0g • fat 3g • sat. fat 2g
• chol. 10mg • sod. 10mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g
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