Fruit-Filled Spritz Cookies
From the first time I baked these cookies, they've been a divine success. Old-fashioned and attractive, they make a perfect holiday pastry. —Ingeborg Keith, Newark, Delaware
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 cups chopped dates
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange juice
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut
- 1/2 cup ground nuts
- DOUGH:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Confectioners' sugar, optional
Reviews
I don’t have a cookie press with a bar disk. Is there another way to shape them?
wonderful recipe! time consuming; but well worth the effort. Kayesandra, please read the recipe! It says clearly: one cup of cherries, chopped.
I've been using this recipe every Christmas season since my sister gave it to me a number of years ago. They were a hit at a church function again this year.
These cookies are fabulous! I thought I'd previously reviewed this recipe, but saw that I hadn't. I've been making these cookies since the recipe first appeared in Country Woman magazine in 2001. More of a pastry than a cookie, they are a delightul blend of delicate cookie crust wrapped around a tasty and unusual filling. The compliments I always get on them are well worth the effort!
I made a half batch of these cookies to see if I they were any good and they got rave reviews. I doubled the recipe for a family cookie exchange last night-- I need a lot and they yield 7 1/2 dozen but that's not the reason I chose them, I chose them because they really are quite unique and definitely one of the best cookies I've ever tasted. It is a time consuming cookie but so worth the effort. I chopped my dates very fine as well as the cherries and I used cashews as my nut since it's what I had around the house. A definite crowd pleaser!
Question...I want to try this recipe but, Is that 1 cup of chopped Maraschino Cherries OR 1 cup of Maraschino Cherries, chopped. There is a difference.
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I made these the past 2 years for Christmas . They are super easy & taste great ,everyone loves them that has tried them .