What is the BEST tasting recipe for cookie press cookies?

[ChefJesssica]

My mother has a cookie press, but no good recipies for it. What is the BEST tasting recipe for cookie press cookies? Thanks so much!

 

[Grandmarita]

If she has the Pampered Chef Cookie Press, I recommend she use the recipe
in our instructions. I believe it is the same one in our recipe booklet HOW SWEET IT IS, published in 2000. It is so simple:
1 lb. (4 sticks) butter or margarine
2 3/4 cups (11 oz.) all-purpose flour + 1 tablespoon Pantry Cinnamon Plus
(when using Yellow cake)
1 package (18.25 oz.) yellow cake mix - you can use white or chocolate
cake mix, as you desire
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In small batter bowl, microwave 2 sticks of the butter on HIGH, one minute or until melted. Using paring knife, slice remaining butter into inch pieces, and add to melted butter, tossing to coat using Classic Scraper. Allow butter to stand 3-5 minutes or until softened.
(2) Meanwhile, accurately measure flour into large Bowl by lightly spooning flour into adjustable scoop. Level off surface by scraping off additional flour using Handy Scraper. Add flour to cake mix.
(3) Use stainless whisk whisk butter until smooth and free of lumps. Do not melt completely. Pour butter, all at once, into dry ingredients; thouroughly scrape butter from batter bowl using classic scraper. Dough will be stiff. Use
Bamboo Spoon to mix until all the dry are incorporated into the dough and it is smooth. You can now roll out the dough for cut cookies, or put into the Cookie Press. Use our Medium Scoop to fit the dough into the cookie press.
Press out dough, bake 15 - 17 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 3 minutes on Baking Stone; remove to Nonstick Cooling Rack. Cool completely. Yield approx. 8 dozen cookies.

Tell her not to get discouraged if it takes a while to get the dough forming the shapes, consistently. The dough can be too soft and may need to be
cooled in the refrig to make it cooperate.

Good luck.

 

[Admin Greg]

One of the best tasting recipes for cookie press cookies is for classic butter cookies. Here is a delicious and easy recipe:Ingredients:- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened- 1/2 cup granulated sugar- 1 egg- 1 tsp vanilla extract- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour- 1/4 tsp salt- Sprinkles or colored sugar for decoration (optional)Instructions:1. Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).2. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.3. Add in the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until well combined.4. Slowly add in the flour and salt, mixing until a smooth dough forms.5. Fill your cookie press with the dough and press out cookies onto an ungreased baking sheet. Leave about 1 inch of space between each cookie.6. If desired, decorate the cookies with sprinkles or colored sugar.7. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.8. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.9. Enjoy your delicious butter cookies!