The Cookie Press Is the Kitchen Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed
I’ve had a love/hate relationship with cookie presses for as long as I can remember. As a child, I’d use my mom’s electric press from the 1980s, which pushed out spritz cookies so fast that the poinsettia and tree shapes would squish together into massive lumps before I got them on the baking pans. I moved to a battery-operated press in high school that allowed me to control the pace with a button, but the dough would break into pieces because of the very low power. I eventually landed on a fancy manual version around the time I completed pastry school. While manual presses offer better control and consistency, I needed the grip strength of the Hulk to finish several dozen cookies.
But rather than give up on making spritz cookies, I kept pressing on (see what I did there?) until I found a tool that was not only easy to use but also turned out perfectly formed shapes. Enter: the Wilton Preferred Press Cookie Press.
Wilton clearly knows the mind of a baker. They’ve designed a press with a soft grip for those long cookie-baking sessions and a raised base that dispenses dough evenly and makes it easy to swap templates. That means you can create your wreaths, trees, and snowflakes from one batch of dough! The clear barrel lets you see when it’s time to reload, taking the guesswork out of the process so that you focus on more important things, like what color sprinkles to use.
The world of cookie presses has definitely come a long way over the years, and Wilton is just one of many companies that have upped their design game. Take a look at some more great options below, and get ready to make consistent, adorable cookies that look like they were made by a professional.
