Hi moms,
I am hoping there are moms out there who make great cookies.
I got this cookie press thingie for my wedding that I've never used. You can press out some neat shapes I think. But I don't bake much and don't know what kind of recipe I could use for this device. Now that I have kids and my son is going to MDO program I want to be able to make yummy and fun looking cookies that are not super fattening. I try to make healthy food for my kids so I want to make cookies that are somewhat healthy if possible. Could you please recommend recipes that I could use? I love soft short bread cookies. Could I use this device to make short bread cookies? Anyone know?
Thanks so much in advance!
HK
Try northpole.com/kitchen, then click on Mrs Claus' Cookbook on the lower right
I don't know about healthy, but wonderful for holiday baking.
Try this site
http://www.christmas-cookies.com/recipes/cookiepresscooki...
It's for Christmas cookies but you could use any shape!
This sounds like an odd recipe, but it is one of our families favorite Cookie Press cookies. It is a very colorful shortbread type cookie, with a tang of jello.
JELLO PASTEL COOKIES
3 1/2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 (3 oz.) pkg. Jello, any flavor
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
Mix flour with baking powder. Cream butter, gradually add sugar and gelatin, beating well. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture, mixing well. We chill the dough in plastic Wrap (for about 30 min). Force dough through cookie press onto ungreased baking sheet. Decorate, if desired. Bake at 400 degrees about 8 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
This is the recipe that I use with my cookie press:
Almond Cookies
1 c. shortening
3/4 c. sugar
1 egg
1 t. almond extract
2 1/4 c. sifted flour
1/4 t. baking powder
1/4 t. salt
a few drops of food coloring
1. Cream shortening and sugar well.
2. Beat in egg and almond extract.
3. Gradually add in dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
4. Mix in food coloring.
5. Put dough in cookie press and press out on to cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Makes about 6 dozen.
I usually make mine into tree shapes for Christmas. They are really good and they melt in your mouth.
Enjoy!
C.
hi HYE-KL,,
that sounds like it would work ,,but you can always look on the inter net for a recipe for your cookie press
good luck L.
Go to Cooks.com. They usually have 10 of everything I need.
Good morning H.,
I had a cookie press and enjoyed the idea of it but found the press did not allow for additions like raisins, nuts, or choc chips nor a lumpy dough like oatmeal. Perhaps I wasn't doing it correctly or the style of cookie I was trying to make was not suited for a press. The shortbread, sugar, snickerdoodles or any smooth dough will work fine. Goes fast and look pretty too. Use a colored sugar/sprinkles to the cookie top before baking for holiday color. HTH, C.
With a cookie press you can pretty much use any dough that doesn't have chocolate chips or large items in it. When I have used mine I usually start with a Sugar Cookie recipe and then go from there to either put faces or designs on them. If you don't want to make the dough from scratch it's ok to buy the already made dough. No mom will look down on you for it.
I have a cookie press and the only cookies I make are sugar cookies. It makes beautiful cookies and is infinitely easier than rolling out and cutting cookies. Use a basic sugar cookie recipe but make sure it is a little wetter than normal ( add a little more liquid to it) and it should go thru the press well.
Good luck
Blessings,
D.
Always looking for a healthier approach to cookies! Please make sure you let us know what happens so we can share your new recipes.
My favorite website for recipes is allrecipes.com. You can do all kinds of searches, and most of them have lots of great reviews with their additions, changes etc. I have found great cookie-press recipes on there in the past.
Good luck!!
K.
Hi! I make cookies all the time. There should be a recipe for cookies with the press it works great! If not let me know and I will get mine out and send it to you. To help make them somewhat healthy, you can substitute Splenda for the sugar. I do that for people who are diabetic. I hope that helps you.
My recipe isn't super healthy, but it is slightly healthier than normal cookies. I had a roommate who made chocolate chip cookies with wheat flour. I think they're pretty good, although not everyone likes them. They way I learned to make them is half wheat flour, half white flour. You could always experiment with maybe using more wheat flour. Other than that one change I just use the recipe on the chocolate chip bag.
Betty Crocker Cookbook has a spritz cookie recipe that works great in a press. Have you opened the box? The manufacturer usually includes recipes.
Just google "healthy cookies" or something similiar.
I looked at Cookinglight.com but they had a bunch of reasons that they DON"T use substitutes for eggs, butter, sugar etc. Mainly only for taste reasons.
I know people use honey, applesauce, yogurt or egg substitutes to lighten the fat/calorie load so you should be able to find something.
foodnetwork.com is a great source for a variety of recipes.
My mother always used her cookie press to make Spritz cookies. I think she got the recipe from her Betty Crocker cookbook. I don't know how healthy Spritz cookies are, but everyone always loved them. She made them every Christmas as a tradition and a special treat.
Check out the peanut butter cookie recipe on the back of a butter crisco can...it's phenominal!!!
