My NEW Cookie Press!
A very good friend of mine, P, who just recently got engaged – CONGRATULATIONS!!! – came by to visit our new place last weekend. Can you believe that she not only brought along a birthday present for me, but asked if I would be her bridesmaid. Are you kidding? I’ve been looking forward to 
this day forever and now I’ll get to be a part of it too!
The present was an item that had been on my wish list for some time now – an Avanti Cookie Press and Icing Set! Of course I wanted to put it into action straight away but had to wait until this weekend – what a long week it was. It wasn’t that easy to use initially – or maybe that’s just me! – and I had trouble getting the first few cookie shapes to stick to the cookie sheet. I ended up trying out two other templates and managed to work out the right amount of dough to push out to get some decent looking cookies. With the 
flower-shaped cookies, I stuck some diced glaced apricots in the middle partway through baking to prevent them from burning. These are for a coworker moving into our building and for three gorgeous girls who are turning six this week. I also made some loveheart cookies for P to thank her for the great present.
Here’s myrecipe – a combination of the recipe presented by Avanti and one that I found on the Better Homes and Gardens website:
August 30th, 2005 at 1:12 pm
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September 1st, 2005 at 2:28 am
Spritz cookies are much fun – I use our press every christmas!
September 11th, 2005 at 12:15 am
Wow. These look so professional. I was always a little sceptical about cookie presses. I’d had bad cases of dough blockage but yours look perfect!
September 13th, 2005 at 9:44 pm
Hi Cin,
Thanks for adding this scrummy post to Omnivoribus Australis. The third edition is up! Hope you like it.
Thanks!
September 13th, 2005 at 11:35 pm
Hi Cin, Came here via Saffron’s Roundup. What lovely photos! It’s a weird sensational seeing your biscuits – I still have a press from 30-35 years ago
, and the Betty Crocker Cooky book of about the same genre, with your biscuits!
September 14th, 2005 at 12:01 am
Joe – what recipes do you use? I loved using the press, but the taste of the cookies is a little too sweet for me
AG – my problem was getting the dough to stick to the tray!
2minNC – wow, hope mine still works in 35 years time!
October 4th, 2005 at 3:26 pm
Hi Cin, congratulations on winning DMBLGIT for this cute photo! How nice to see a fellow Aussie triumph!
July 8th, 2008 at 11:08 am
I’ve bought one of these cookie presses. What a disaster. I followed the instructions and ended up making my usual hand made cookies. What am I doing wrong?
G
April 17th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
These are the best, my aunt out of the blue for no reason what so ever gave me one, two days ago (she had to drive four hours). I haven’t put it down since.
May 7th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
Hi,
My girlfriend gave me the avanti cookie maker. You talk about cookie sheet, this is not clear to me. Do you mean the metal sheet to put the cookies on for baking?
September 9th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
I have one of these and am very frustrated because I cannot get it to work. The dough will not detach from the press and I have lost so much pastry it isn’t funny. What am I doing wrong.
December 21st, 2009 at 11:50 pm
wow your cookies look great and glad you enjoyed your cookie press. I just got one myself and can’t wait to make some holiday cookies. Wish me luck and happy baking!!!!
Stephanie from New Brunswick, Canada