Pumpkin Pie Spices Spritz Butter Cookies – OXO Cookies for Kids’ Cancer

Smallish and delicate, these spritz butter cookies with pumpkin pie spices will have you hooked with their adorable, uniform appearance and their buttery light texture.

I’m using an OXO spritz cookie press for these cute pumpkin shaped treats and at the same time I’m also supporting Bake a Difference with OXO for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer movement…

The Teenie Cakes journal, along with many fellow bloggers, have partnered with OXO in spreading the word about this great cause:

OXO will donate $100 to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer for each September blog post dedicated to this movement to find a cure for pediatric cancer.

For every stickered item sold, OXO will donate 25 cents in support of pediatric cancer research as part of its $100,000 pledge to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer. Look for specially marked OXO products (like the green sticker here →) at participating retailers in September.

Today, 25% of children diagnosed with cancer will not survive. There is a direct correlation between increasing research dollars and decreasing mortality rates. Progress has been made, but there’s still a long way to go.

This year, OXO will donate up to $100,000 to Cookies for Kids’ Cancer through specially marked baking tools, bake sale matches and other fundraising efforts. Cookies for Kids’ Cancer is a recognized 501c(3) public charity duly incorporated under the laws of the state of New Jersey. Your donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable by law. 100% of proceeds raised by Cookies for Kids’ Cancer fund pediatric cancer research.

Please join us in support of raising awareness and contributions for research in pediatric cancer by making qualified purchases (see participating items) that will make a difference!

The word “spritz” originates from the German word “spritzen“, which means “to squirt” and making these spritz cookies for the first time…it makes sense now why they’re called Spritz Cookies when using a cookie press!

I’ve always wanted to try using a cookie press, and using this cookie press couldn’t have been easier. What a fun baking project to try the different disks that come with the press (the press comes with 12 disks and a case to organize and neatly store them). There are also two additional themed sets of six disks, one for Spring and another for Autumn. I purchased the Autumn disk set especially for that cutie pumpkin shape and was not disappointed!

It’s very easy and mess free to change disk shapes midway through cookie dough dispensing – and just as easy to refill the cookie dough chamber. I became six years old again as I giggled at the first baking sheet of uniform, smallish butter cookies I just dispensed in cute pumpkin shapes.

Reading about Spritz cookies before actually trying to make them myself, I picked up a couple of invaluable tips that will make the process even more enjoyable. First, chill/refrigerate your cookie sheets before using; don’t use silpats and you really don’t need parchment paper; use room temperature dough.

I’ve used a basic butter cookie recipe and added some pumpkin-pie spice mix to the dough. There are all kinds of other possibilities like making citrus or chocolate flavored butter cookies. My personal favorite will be to try making it with chai spices and perhaps some apple-pie spices too!

The lever on the OXO Good Grips Cookie Press is so easy to use and gentle on the grip that making these cookies for holidays, either solo or with the kids will be a fun project for anytime of the year. Let the youngins help dispense the dough, brush the egg wash and add the sprinkles!

Don’t forget to look for specially marked OXO products from participating retailers in support of OXO Good Cookies!

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Pumpkin Pie Spices Spritz Butter Cookies

Prep Time: 30 minTotal Time: 45 min

Makes about 100 cookies, depending on your cookie press size

Special equipment: Cookie Press

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
• 1 cup confectioner’s sugar
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cold and cut into pieces
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1½ – 2 teaspoons pumpkin-pie spice mix
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• 4 large egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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• Egg wash (optional): 1 large egg white + 2 teaspoons water, beaten
• Decorating sugars (optional)

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Chill your cookie sheets in the refrigerator (optional, but suggested).
2. Measure out and place the flour, sugar, butter, salt and pumpkin-pie spice mix in the bowl of a food processor. Process/pulse until mixture is a coarse meal.
3. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks, and vanilla. With the food processor’s motor running, add to food processor and process only until a dough forms (it will gather like a ball).
4. Fit desired cookie press form and fill cookie press according to your manufacturer’s directions.
5. If decorating cookies, brush with egg wash and sprinkle with decorating sugars or sprinkles.
6. Bake until the edges are firm, but not brown – about 9-11 minutes.
7. Allow to cool on baking sheet a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
8. Store cookies in an airtight container. © Images & content: Cristina A-Moore for TeenieCakes.com.

Teenie Notes

• Chill your cookie sheets before using the cookie press on them. Chilling the baking sheets will help the dough adhere to the pan.
• Work with room temperature dough, not cold or refrigerated cookie dough.
• Do not use baking mats or parchment paper (suggested). It’s not needed and you want the dough to attach to the cookie sheet.
• You’ll be using the egg white from one of those 4 eggs used in the recipe. Save the remaining 3 egg whites for macarons!
• Bake cookies until the edges are firm, not when they are browned (the cookies will be light in color).
• Allow freshly baked cookies to cool a couple of minutes before moving to a cooling rack.

Cristina A-Moore | Teenie Cakes

source adapted from Martha Stewart

Pumpkin Pie Spices – Spritz Butter Cookies | OXO Spritz Cookie Press

Disclosure: I was not monetarily compensated for this post. I received an OXO Good Grips Cookie Press with Disk Storage Case with baking accessories from OXO in support of the OXO Good Cookies cause and movement. The OXO Good Grips Cookie Press Autumn Disk Set was purchased by me. I am under no obligation to write a review or mention the products in my post. My views and experiences of the products are my own opinion without bias or ulterior motives. The links to the products may contain my Amazon.com affiliate links.