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I am baking up a storm over here in the land of incredulous liberals who are (to a person, I believe) avoiding the news. (I did take a quick peek at Facebook earlier and saw that the incredible Randy Rainbow has just dropped a new video, which basically says it ALL.)
Back to baking…the holiday spritz is a tradition for my family. I received a fine Italian-made cookie press from my childhood friend Bethanne at my bridal shower 30+ years ago and have been making these cookies pretty much every year since. (My mother had a cookie press and she made them for years too.) They are strictly a holiday cookie. I’ve never made them at any other time of year.
I also received a cookie cookbook from Bethanne at my bridal shower (we had baked many batches of cookies together as girls), and I still use the recipe from that very same cookbook:
If you’re not familiar with how a cookie press works, you stuff a pump/barrel full of cookie dough and then squeeze it out through little silver discs, which form various decorative shapes. (There are about 12 shapes to choose from.)
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I LOVE your first paragraph. Just love it. I feel like you and I could easily be friends IRL. Lovely cookies. How neat that you have that with the recipe and cookbook.
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Aw, thanks Susan. I feel the same. Did you get a chance to watch Randy Rainbow’s video? 😂 We are not alone.
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Randy is simply amazing. His videos are unique and always funny. Please tell me mike lindell is not really going to be part of the government please. Thanks for sharing it. That’s about all the politics I need for awhile!
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Right! He summed it all up nicely. I’m assuming the Mike Lindell part was facetious, but I don’t even know.
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Kind of a sad state of affairs when something so outrageous seems plausible.
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What an awesome photo!! The cookies look fantastic as well, and I’m off to listen to Randy!!
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Thank you! – and hope you enjoyed Randy’s latest.
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Spot on as usual!
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I had no idea what a cookie press was so I looked it up on YouTube. Looks fun!
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It is satisfying when you get it going right and the little cookies are coming out perfectly. You feel like an elf in a cookie factory!
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Hahaha… so cool. The YouTube video I saw said even if you have an oddball one that doesn’t look quite right, you just put it back in the press. I can see getting on a roll cranking out cookies!
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Right, you can put it back in the press…or eat the raw cookie dough, as I tend to do!
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Oh really? Raw taste good? I’ve actually never tasted raw cookie dough before! I hear about it all the time and always wondered…
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Really?? Not even cookie dough ice cream? Chocolate chip cookie dough is the best! Spritz cookie dough is just OK. (There’s only half a cup of sugar in a whole batch of it, so it’s not as sweet.)
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Not even the ice cream! Maybe one day I’ll give it a try
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