Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2006

This is the first time that I have used my cookie press and this dough worked wonderfully, even with the "help" of my my 3 year old. My kids wanted lemon cookies instead of orange..so I just added some yellow food coloring and 1 teaspoon Natural Lemon Flavoring(Back Bay Trading Co.) instead of orange zest and put the dough in the fridge for 5-7 minutes to firm up. Great texture. Crispy outside, tender inside. My pre-schoolers loved them! Thanks.

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Reviewed: Jan. 22, 2006

I made this recipe with three other Spritz recipes from this site. The dough was absolutely delicious (I couldn't stop eating it) and the texture was perfect for making press cookies. I was a bit disappointed with the taste of the baked cookies, though. Not sure why, they seemed a bit blander than I was expecting. I took all the cookies to work and to a church social and asked folks to rate them. A few people liked these best, but not all that many.

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Francine DeGrood

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Living In: Portland, Oregon, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2006

These cookies were great!!! I didn' change a thing and they turned out perfect. The orange and cinnamon were a great combination.

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2006

We got a cookie press as a wedding gift over a year ago and I finally decided it was time to use it with this recipe. Very good! I don't usually like orange flavored stuff, but these were awesome and came out so soft and wonderful. Also, I dusted them with powdered sugar after they came out of the oven and it was the perfect topping

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2005

Very good and easy to make!

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NOKI

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2005

Wow, this cookie was so easy to make! The taste was just scrumptious. It was buttery and very rich. This recipe is a keeper and I plan on making them often! I made one change, I used almost 1 cup of Splenda Banking Blend.

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JACQUELINE QUALLS

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2005

Followed the recipe except left out the orange. Perfectly soft and manageable dough went thru my Wilton's cookie press very nicely. As another reviewer did, I dipped the bottom of each cookie in melted chocolate, then sparkly colored sugar, and set them chocolate side up in the freezer for about 10 minutes. They were amazing! Brought them to Christmas dinner and absolutely no one, not even the dieters, could resist. My stickler gourmet aunt even said she'd never seen or tasted anything so lovely in a homemade cookie, and joked that she wanted to place an order with me for her next get together! This will be a new Christmas tradition for sure.

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Raquelita

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2005

didn't press well if you let it sit for any length of time in the press

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Ishah

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2005

The tastiest spritz cookie that I've ever made. Didn't have any oranges in the house, so I skipped that part...still delicious!

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2005

Fantastic Cookies! These came out perfectly and tasted great! You do need the orange zest though, it makes a huge difference.

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Chrisa

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2005

What a wonderful spritz cookie! I've tried several and this is my favorite by far. The dough is perfect without any chilling. My cookies came out beautiful.

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Cafe Martin

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2005

These cookies were amazing! They have a wonderful, delicate flavor. The only change I would make would be to add more cinnamon next time, since I am a huge cinnamon fan.

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2005

I'm not usually a fan of spritz cookies but these are particularly good. The only change I made was to add a little orange extract (1/4 tsp.). The flavors meld together well to the point of being unable to tell quite what is in them but knowing they taste good!

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Bonnie Z

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Living In: Centennial, Colorado, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2005

I have tried many cookie shooter recipes. This is the best. Blessings Valerie

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Reviewed: Dec. 17, 2005

i thought these were very good. i used orange extract instead of zest. i like the hint of orange flavor in these along with the cream cheese. these might make it to my christmas cookie line up every year. thanks!

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Nickie P

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2005

Excellent recipe! I didn't change anything. They tasted great and had perfect consistency for a spritz. To decorate I dip the top in a bit of glaze then dip the wreaths and Christas trees in green sprinkles then add red hots for decoration.

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ARWILSON

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2005

I do not like orange so I left that out. This is one of the best spritz cookie recipes I have tried. I actually think it could use more than 3oz. cream cheese. I also dipped the backs in chocolate, yum!

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2005

The flavor and texture of these cookies is very good. They are quite plain looking if not decorated, though. I had trouble getting the cookies to stick to the pan when pressing them out. I'm sure it has something to do with me or the pan since I have this problem every time I appempt spritz cookies. Anyone have ideas on how to decorate them once they are baked??

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