Raspberry Rose Cookies

Ever since I saw these BEAUTIFUL neapolitan cookies from “i am baker,” I have wanted to make them!

The COOL thing about those cookies is that they look just like spritz cookies BUT they were actually made with Wilton decorating tips rather than a spritz cookie press tool.

I thought that was GENIUS and I finally got a chance to make them yesterday.

I made a ROSE design, using Wilton’s star tip and a SPIRAL design, using Wilton’s french tip.

Since it’s Summer, I wanted to make these cookies FRUITY and I did that by adding flavorings, zests and fruit powders.

The rose cookies were RASPBERRY flavored and the spiral ones were ORANGE flavored.

Hubby COULDN’T stop eating the raspberry ones! lol

By the way, if you have NEVER used emulsion oils and fruit powders in your recipes, you DON’T  know what you are MISSING out!

They ADD so much depth and freshness to cakes, cupcakes, cookies and all types of baked goods!

You can easily find them on Amazon.

These CRISPY cookies have a rich BUTTERY flavor.

They are also great for GIFT GIVING during Christmas time.

Put them in a fancy box and wrap a nice ribbon around it and voila… a beautiful HOMEMADE gift! 😀

I was reading up on Spritz cookies and found out that they were very POPULAR back in the day, especially during the holidays.

Their popularity seems to have declined over the years though… I am not sure why! :S

I still think they have a classy, elegant and VINTAGE feel to them… Don’t you agree?! 🙂

To make these raspberry rose cookies, you will need the following ingredients/supplies:

2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp raspberry powder
1 tsp raspberry emulsion oil
1/8 tsp salt
Red gel coloring
Piping bag
Wilton Tip 1M (Star tip)

Notes:
– This recipe is slightly modified from the Spritz cookie recipe I found at Betty Crocker’s site.
– Do not chill the dough since that makes it difficult to pipe the rose and spiral designs.

Here are the steps for making raspberry rose cookies:

Step 1:
Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Step 2:
Add raspberry emulsion oil, raspberry powder and the egg and mix again.

Step 3:
Add flour and salt and mix again at low speed

Step 4:
Add red gel coloring and blend again at low speed.

Step 5:
Attach Tip#1M to a a piping bag and put your dough in it.

Step 6:
Now, pipe cookie dough roses on a tray lined with wax paper.

Note:
If you don’t know how to pipe roses, check out this post where I did a tutorial on piping roses.

Step 7:
Place your tray in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 8:
Bake at 400 degrees for 5-8 minutes until the tops and edges and slightly golden.

To make the spiral orange cookies, you will need the following ingredients/supplies:

2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp orange emulsion oil
1 tbsp orange zest
1/8 tsp salt
Orange gel coloring
Piping bag
Wilton Tip 4B (French tip)

Notes:
– This recipe is slightly modified from the Spritz cookie recipe I found at Betty Crocker’s site.
– Do not chill the dough since that makes it difficult to pipe the rose and spiral designs.

Here are the steps for making spiral orange cookies: 

Step 1:
Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl.

Step 2:
Add orange emulsion oil, orange zest and the egg and mix again.

Step 3:
Add flour and salt and mix again at low speed

Step 4:
Add orange gel coloring and blend again at low speed.

Step 5:
Attach Tip#4B to a a piping bag and put your dough in it.

Step 6:
Now, pipe spiral shapes (similar to the way you pipe roses) on a tray lined with wax paper.

Step 7:
Place your tray in the freezer for 20 minutes.

Step 8:
Bake at 400 degrees for 5-8 minutes until the tops and edges and slightly golden.

And you are done!

If you liked this recipe, you may also like some of these other cookie recipes:

Ginger cookies

Easy flower cookies

Crackly sugar cookies

Until next time, tata my lovelies 🙂