Butter Spritz-less Cookies

This week's bake is Rose's wonderful

Butter Spritz Cookies.

I took the simple way out and didn't "spritz" 

the cookies, 

gently rolling them into balls then

pressing with a fork to flatten.

I swear I have a cookie press around here

but I couldn't find it which explains

cookie presses popping up in front of me

on store shelves the past few weeks.

I didn't heed the cosmic hint to buy one.

But it did make me wonder how 

many home bakers miss out on

Spritz cookies because they

don't own and never would

use a cookie press?

I know my mom,

cookie baker extraordinaire,

wouldn't but she would have

loved these cookies.

They were super simple to make,

especially since Trader Joe's had

blanched toasted almonds.

I sort of did a hybrid version of

Rose's instructions between

the food processor and mixer method.

My mini Cuisinart was the perfect size

for blitzing the sugar and almonds together.

I finished the recipe in the mixer;

flour, cornstarch, pinch of salt,  Irish butter, egg, 

vanilla and almond extracts.

Heeding Marie's warning to watch the baking time

closely, they came out perfectly.

This cookie is the quintessential

biscuit for a

Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down.

~

The Baking Bible

by 

Rose Levy Beranbaum