Chocolate spritz cookies, T oasted almond cookies – Cuisinart CCP-10 User Manual

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Chocolate Spritz Cookies

For the chocolate lovers – treat yourself to these simple cookies!

Makes about 120 medium-size cookies

cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

1

/

3

cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted

½ teaspoon

salt

½

pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and

at room temperatur

e

1

cup confectioners’ sugar

¼

cup packed light brown sugar

tablespoons pure vanilla extract

1 large

egg

1.

Preheat oven to 350°F

.

2.

Put the flour, cocoa powder and salt into a small mixing bowl.

Whisk to combine; reserve.

3.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and sugars. 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 fully combined. Add the reserved dry ingr

edients and mix on

low, until just combined.

4.

Fit the Cuisinart

®

Electric Cookie Press with desir

ed disc, as

instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.

Press cookie dough out onto an ungr

eased/unlined baking pan,

about 2 inches apart.

5.

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until just set.

6.

Cool cookies before r

emoving from pan.

Nutritional information per cookie:

Calories 29 (50% from fat) • carb. 3g • pro. 0g • fat 2g • sat. fat 1g

• chol. 6mg • sod. 11mg • calc. 2mg • fiber 0g

T oasted Almond Cookies

It is important that the toasted almonds are very finely gr

ound,

or they can clog the cookie press. If you wish, substitute your

favorite variety of nut for the almonds.

Makes about 100 medium-size cookies

cups unbleached, all-purpose flour

½

cup very finely ground toasted almonds

½ teaspoon

salt

cups (2½ sticks) unsalted butter, cubed and

at room temperatur

e

1

1

/

3

cups granulated sugar

1

teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1

teaspoon pure almond extract

1 large

egg

1.

Preheat oven to 350°F

.

2.

Put the flour, gr

ound almonds 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 extracts and egg; mix

until combined. Add the reserved dry ingr

edients and mix on low,

until just combined.

4.

Fit the Cuisinart

®

Electric Cookie Press with desir

ed disc*, as

instructed on page 2. Load the cookie dough to the MAX fill line.

Press cookie dough out onto an ungr

eased/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 r

emoving from pan.

*Note: All cookie press discs can be used, except #2.

Nutritional information per cookie:

Calories 51 (55% from fat) • carb. 5g • pro. 1g • fat 3g • sat. fat 2g

• chol. 9mg • sod. 13mg • calc. 3mg • fiber 0g

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