How to Use the OXO Cookie Press—Plus 4 Great Spritz Cookie Recipes
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Who doesn’t love cookies? Whether you’re gearing up for a holiday cookie swap or just having fun baking with the kids, learn how to make the most of your Cookie Press and bake up some deliciousness in no time.
Why use a cookie press? It’s perfect for making large batches of beautiful, uniform cookies, in lots of fun shapes. Whether you’re making holiday cookies or for another special event, there’s a cookie disk for every occasion. Just slip one in the Cookie Press and you’ve got professional-looking treats at the ready. You can even make fun multi-colored cookies with it.
1. First, you’ll need to get your dough in order. Spritz cookies work wonderfully in the cookie press because of their smooth texture. See some favorite recipes below, including a classic cream cheese spritz, chocolate shortbread, butter and gingerbread.
2. Then, put your metal cookie sheets in the freezer before pressing. This helps to keep the dough chilled and keep its shape as you’re moving along.
3. Once your dough is ready, it’s time to load the press. Remove the bottom ring of the Cookie Press from the barrel.
4. Insert desired cookie disk into the bottom ring and reattach to the barrel.
5. Press and hold button on front of Cookie Press and pull plunger up completely.
6. Twist to remove top of Cookie Press from barrel.
7. Using a jar spatula, load cookie dough into the barrel and twist to reattach top of Cookie Press.
8. Prime the Cookie Press by pumping the level until dough is being pressed out of the disk evenly. Wipe off excess dough and start pressing onto the cold cookie sheet.
9. Moving in a line across the cookie sheet, press out the cookies about an inch apart. The cookies don’t expand much while baking so don’t be afraid to load up the sheets. We bake 30 on a tray.
10. Once they’ve baked, let them cool for a minute or two on the sheet and then use a spatula to move them to a cooling rack. They should firm up quickly and will be ready to be enjoyed (or packaged up for gifts!).
Yields about 8 dozen cookies, Developed by OXO Test Kitchen:
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ounces brick cream cheese, softened
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 egg yolk
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together cubed butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and egg yolk, beating until light and fluffy. Mix in vanilla.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, and cinnamon. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating until well incorporated.
Place dough in cookie press with desired disk. Press dough out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on the edges. Rotate baking sheet halfway through baking time.
Chocolate Shortbread Cookies
Yeilds about 12 dozen cookies, Developed by Fraya Berg:
Ingredients
1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter
2 large eggs, at room temperature
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time, continuously beating.
Gradually add flour and cocoa powder, beating until well incorporated.
Place dough in cookie press with desired disk. Press dough out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on the edges. Rotate baking sheet halfway through baking time.
Butter Cookies
Yields about 12 dozen cookies, Developed by Fraya Berg:
Ingredients
1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter
2 large eggs, at room temperature at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
4 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter, sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and eggs one at a time, continuously beating.
Gradually add flour, beating until well incorporated.
Place dough in cookie press with desired disk. Press dough out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until the cookies are golden brown on the edges. Rotate baking sheet halfway through baking time.
Variations: For Butter Citrus Cookies: Substitute vanilla with 1 tablespoon of grated orange zest. For Lemon Poppyseed Cookies: Substitute vanilla with 2 teaspoons of lemon extract, and add 2 tablespoons of poppyseeds.
Gingerbread Spritz Cookies
Yields about 10 dozen cookies, Developed by OXO Test Kitchen:
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
3 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup packed light brown sugar
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup molasses
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375°F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Add molasses, vanilla and egg, continuously beating.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. Gradually add the flour mixture, beating until well incorporated.
Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes.
Place refrigerated dough in Cookie Press with desired disk. Press dough out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 5 to 7 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned on the edges. Rotate baking sheet halfway through baking time.
Like some others who have commented, I would love to see spare tubes offered for sale. That way I could load all the tubes at the same time to keep from having to stop in the middle of the process to refill the tube and it would also be great for using different colored dough. I also have had difficulty getting the pressed dough to hold the details when it is baked. I used the recipe that came with the press, have chilled the baking pans, and even chilled the pressed dough on the pan before baking in hopes that the cookies would not spread and lose the detail of the design. I don’t know what else to get sharp designs!
I got a brand new oxo cookie press and the dough seems to be sticking to every single disc I try…what could the prob be….I used 3 cups flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4th cup sugar and 1 egg
Hi there – We recommend following the recipes provided in this post. The dough can be finicky, but if you’re making sure to cream the butter and cream cheese, you should get a smoother dough. Alternatively, you can try using a little cookie spray on the disks, which might help to release sticky dough.
Please consider selling extra tubes. It’s very time consuming cleaning the tube when making different color batches of cookies, especially at Christmas time using red, green and white. Thank you!
Do you sell the just the plastic tube for the cookie press? Mine fell on the floor from the top shelf and cracked on the edge where the bottom must be screwed on. Thank you
I enjoy the press; however many years ago I made the cookies with a spice that I forgot what it was named. It gave the appearance of small specks of dark spot but added an amazing flavor. does anyone know what that spice might be> Thank you
Hi Monica – We recommend putting the cooking sheets in the fridge before you start to press. This helps keep the dough chilled and keep its shape as you’re moving along.
I really like this cookie press and it makes wonderful spritz cookies. But I would love to use the press for my cheese straws. Is there a disk or star attachment that can be purchased to use for cheese straws?
Hi Bonnie – We don’t have a disk for cheese straws, though we have tried recipes for savory cookies that have cheese in them and they work great in the press!
I agreel that it is impossible to clean the dough that gets into the top of the press. I called customer service and they said that the part that has the handle unscrew from the part with the button. It does not unscrew.
I love this press! However all of the discs work except for the Butterfly. I used all of them at the same time so the only variable was tge disc itself. Help?
Hi Rosanna, Oh no! Customer care should be able to help with your butterfly disc: 800.545.4411 Monday through Friday, 8am to 6pm or at [email protected]
I purchased the oxo cookie press for my daughter this christmas and we can not get the cookies to stick to the pan. It has been very frustrating for us. Do you have any suggestions?
Recently bought this cookie press and made my cream cheese spritz cookies. I loved how easy it was to use. I would highly recommend this product. I wonder if you can purchase replacement disks and additional tubes?
Hi Kathy – We’re so glad you like the Cookie Press. You can purchase additional disk sets! We have the Springtime Disk Set, Autumn Disk Set and Christmas Disk Set. Unfortunately we don’t sell additional tubes on their own.
Have loved my OXO press but this time the handle broke it two. Same recipe every time, the cream cheese one that comes with the press. Mm aged to finish my cookies, but this was very disappointing.
Just used mine for the first time today. I love it!! I would like to get additional discs for different holidays. I had myMom’s cookie press for many years but this is so much easier. Please let me know if the discs are avail
While the new cookie press I just used for the first time makes nice cookies, it is not easy to clean. The dough squeezes up above the plunger and gets into tiny slots in the top part of the device. I was a bit disappointed that the plunger doesn’t seal better, allowing the dough to squeeze above it and I don’t feel it is possible to get it throroughly clean. Is there a way to take the plunger apart to clean it?
Hi Marsha – There is no way to take the plunger completely apart to clean it, but we recommend using a nylon clean brush to get the dough loose in those hard-to-reach spots. It can also help to soak the plunger in warm water for a few hours and then try brushing.
Love, love, love the cookie press. Spritz are my “go to” Christmas cookie. I’ve tried several brands of Cookie presses over the years, but the Oxo press beats them all. Easy squeeze and one click does it. Cookies come out cleanly every time. Only improvement would be to make it hold a little more dough with refilling so often.
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Are there any additional discs available besides the Christmas set? I have an idea for cookie press discs. Yes, I think it’s a good idea too!
Are the cookies supposed to be so small???? Live the press, but the cookies were the size of a quarter.
Like some others who have commented, I would love to see spare tubes offered for sale. That way I could load all the tubes at the same time to keep from having to stop in the middle of the process to refill the tube and it would also be great for using different colored dough. I also have had difficulty getting the pressed dough to hold the details when it is baked. I used the recipe that came with the press, have chilled the baking pans, and even chilled the pressed dough on the pan before baking in hopes that the cookies would not spread and lose the detail of the design. I don’t know what else to get sharp designs!
The dough does not come out of the press to form a design. It is a blob of dough. I’ve tried placing the dough in the refrigerator but not luck.
I got a brand new oxo cookie press and the dough seems to be sticking to every single disc I try…what could the prob be….I used 3 cups flour, 1 cup butter, 3/4th cup sugar and 1 egg
Please consider selling extra tubes. It’s very time consuming cleaning the tube when making different color batches of cookies, especially at Christmas time using red, green and white. Thank you!
Can you use a cookie dough for cut outs in in a cookie press? I just prefer soft cookies over crisp ones.
Can I replace sugar with stevia? Thanx
How can I use the cookie press to make cheese straws?
I enjoy the press; however many years ago I made the cookies with a spice that I forgot what it was named. It gave the appearance of small specks of dark spot but added an amazing flavor. does anyone know what that spice might be> Thank you
Used once, but could not unscrew the plunger end in order to clean.
Using it for the first time. Dough does not come off the disc unless I scrape with a knife, which destroys the shape.
I really like this cookie press and it makes wonderful spritz cookies. But I would love to use the press for my cheese straws. Is there a disk or star attachment that can be purchased to use for cheese straws?
I agreel that it is impossible to clean the dough that gets into the top of the press. I called customer service and they said that the part that has the handle unscrew from the part with the button. It does not unscrew.
I love this press! However all of the discs work except for the Butterfly. I used all of them at the same time so the only variable was tge disc itself. Help?
I purchased the oxo cookie press for my daughter this christmas and we can not get the cookies to stick to the pan. It has been very frustrating for us. Do you have any suggestions?
Recently bought this cookie press and made my cream cheese spritz cookies. I loved how easy it was to use. I would highly recommend this product. I wonder if you can purchase replacement disks and additional tubes?
Have loved my OXO press but this time the handle broke it two. Same recipe every time, the cream cheese one that comes with the press. Mm aged to finish my cookies, but this was very disappointing.
Just used mine for the first time today. I love it!! I would like to get additional discs for different holidays. I had myMom’s cookie press for many years but this is so much easier. Please let me know if the discs are avail
While the new cookie press I just used for the first time makes nice cookies, it is not easy to clean. The dough squeezes up above the plunger and gets into tiny slots in the top part of the device. I was a bit disappointed that the plunger doesn’t seal better, allowing the dough to squeeze above it and I don’t feel it is possible to get it throroughly clean. Is there a way to take the plunger apart to clean it?
Love, love, love the cookie press. Spritz are my “go to” Christmas cookie. I’ve tried several brands of Cookie presses over the years, but the Oxo press beats them all. Easy squeeze and one click does it. Cookies come out cleanly every time. Only improvement would be to make it hold a little more dough with refilling so often.