Snacks & baking

Spritsen (buttery pressed biscuits)

Spritsen are small butter biscuits pressed through a piping bag with a star nozzle, often decorated with chocolate or chocolate sprinkles. Crisp and melting at once, they traditionally go with the afternoon coffee or tea.

32 min
24 servings
Medium
Moderate
🇳🇱 Netherlands

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Ingredients

Optional extras

50 g Chocolate sprinkles

Nutrition facts

146 kcal per serving

Protein: 2 g
Carbohydrates: 14.5 g
of which sugars: 7.2 g
Fat: 8.6 g
Fiber: 0.7 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180 °C and line two baking trays with baking paper.
Whisk the softened butter with the icing sugar until pale and light.
Add the egg, vanilla and salt, then mix well.
Fold in the sifted flour with a spatula until you have a soft dough.
Fill a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle and pipe 4 cm shapes onto the tray, leaving space between them.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, until the edges are lightly golden.
Let cool completely on a wire rack.
Dip one end of each biscuit in the melted chocolate and let it set before serving.