I bought this press on sale through the warehouse deals. Supposedly just damaged packaging but the package looked fine. When I went to make a batch I noticed I couldn't get the top off, so I loaded it from the bottom and made a bunch of adorable cookies that tasted great. The unit cranked out those cookies in warp speed and they cooked up perfectly. When I was done I figured I would soak the press in warm water and finally get it unscrewed for cleaning as some dough got trapped between the chambers...no luck. I guess that is why it was returned but now I have a press with cookie dough all stuck on it to return...yuk!

I chatted with Amazon, told them the situation and they credited me for the cost of the press and I am ordering another...no need to send it back. This is why I shop here..so hassle free.

Manufacturing defect aside, this was the most effortless press I have ever used! I found after I primed the unit and scraped off the dough as instructed I still had to do a double press to get the first cookie out, which was now double the size of all the rest. No problem, I just scooped it up and put it back in the bowl for the next batch. Nothing was wasted. The rest of the cookies came out perfect with one press and if I had enough cookie sheets I could have knocked out the entire dough batch in about ten minutes...EVEN with reload time! I used a teaspoon to press out any air pockets...made sure my pan was ungreased and cold (made sure the pan cooled before I loaded on another batch) rotated the pan in the oven halfway through as suggested in the recipe and every cookie came out picture perfect in warp speed. I loved how easy it was to change disks between batches so I was able to check out several of the designs and they all came out adorable. The cookies are petite but I like that...some others complained they were too small...I find the small size adds to their charm. I made the lemon poppy seed variation of the butter cookie included with the unit...I'm a lemon freak so next time I will double the amount of lemon extract, but it still made for a tender, flavorful cookie with a hint of lemon. I purchased the autumn disk set but have not used it yet. Wanted the spring set but they are unavailable at the moment.

My only regret is that I will have to wait for the new press to arrive to make more cookies...

Update: The new press works great and I since I couldn't find a good lemon cookie recipe for this press I created one that I am thrilled with. If you're looking for a mild lemon flavor...move on, this is NOT the cookie for you.

Lemon Poppy Sunflower Cookies

2 Sticks cold butter cut into teaspoon slices

3 ounces softened cream cheese

1 cup sugar

1 egg yolk

I teaspoon lemon oil (I got this at King Arthur Flour) if you use extract, double it and add more as desired

I heaping teaspoon of european lemon zest (King Arthur again) fresh zest of one lemon would be fine

1 teaspoon lemon powder (King Arthur) have no idea what to sub here maybe double the zest

2 1/2 Cups King Arthur All Purpose Flour (the only flour I use)

1/4 teaspoon of salt (if your using salted butter you can skip this)

Poppy seeds

Lemon sugar (again King Arthur, but I was disappointed how minimal the taste was...perfect lemon yellow color however so I used it...a nice lemon yellow sanding sugar would work just fine)

Makes 8 dozen cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Cream butter and cream cheese and sugar (I used my Kitchenaid mixer and it took a lot longer than you would think) Look for the mixture to change color to a light yellow almost white with no lumps of butter showing, it should be light and fluffy...took me about 10 minutes on medium speed)

Add egg yolk, lemon oil, lemon zest, lemon powder mix until well combine and then taste to see if it's lemony enough for you and adjust as needed (I added more lemon powder as a first instinct).

Combine flour and salt and slowly add to butter mixture while mixing...here's where a lot of people go wrong, don't be afraid to mix this, you won't get a tough cookie but if it's not light enough it won't go through the press.

Load the dough with a teaspoon into the press fitted with the sunflower disc, pushing the dough down with the teaspoon to push out any air pockets, if any dough starts coming out of the press just pop it back in the bowl for the next batch. Press cookies out on a COLD UNGREASED COOKIE SHEET. Don't try to use parchment, foil or silpat, it just won't work. I've never had a cookie stick or break. You may have to press twice to get the first cookie out, this will be bigger than the rest, I just scoop it up, put it back in the bowl and press another in it's place. Dust with lemon sugar or yellow sanding sugar and then sprinkle poppy seeds in the center. I use a 1/8th teaspoon for this and tried several different ways, one depressing the center with the measuring spoon and pouring some poppy seeds in...but in the end I just sprinkled some around the center (there is a peak in the very center) I liked the way this looked the best.

Baking: my oven is true to temp and at first I baked for 12 minutes, rotating the pan after 6 minutes. The end result was a cookie that was golden just around the edges and somewhat pale. The texture was delicate with a nice crumb. Next I tried at 14 minutes rotating after 7 minutes. Now the end result had the golden color encroaching up the petals a bit and I just loved this look! Much more reminiscent of a real sunflower. The texture was now crispy and I preferred it by far.

Now these cookies are amazing just as is, but I'm planning on melting some lemon wafers (King Arthur) and dipping the bottoms in it for a cookie that will hit it out of the park. Also thought about sandwiching two cookies between some of the melted lemon wafers but that may be just too much cookie. I'll update with the results.

Hope you enjoy this recipe!

UPDATE: dipping the bottoms in the melted lemon wafers was just too much of a hassle so I put a dollop of about 1/8th-1/4 teaspoon of the melted lemon wafers on the flat side of a cookie and sandwiched it with another. The small size of the cookie was perfect for this and I just loved the result. I melted about a half cup of wafers in the microwave for 2-30 second burst on high and it was enough to sandwich about 40 cookies (80 cookies sandwiched). I left the rest as is. This cookie is a winner IMHO.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Duh! I lined a sheet with parchment paper, put a dollop of melted lemon wafer on the paper and centered a cookie on it and pressed gently. Worked like a charm. You could also put the dollop directly on the back of the cookie and then place on the sheet...I posted some photos. Here you don't want any brown color so I baked for 12 minutes rotating after 6.

The OXO Good Grips Cookie Press Set is a great tool to make spritz cookies. The press is well-made, easy to handle, easy to clean, and it presses out very cute cookies. The set includes a wide variety of metal cookie plates, including daisy, fleur-de-lis, sunflower, tree, bear, wreath, heart, shell, snowflake, butterfly, shamrock, and flower blossom. The plates come with a convenient carrying case, and when stamped out, the designs are clean and crisp-looking. The press is much easier for me to use than my older Wilton Cookie Press. On my old cookie press, I had to squeeze a handle, which wasn't so bad to do twenty years ago, but as I'm getting older, I find I prefer the "position and press down" handle type of press. The press comes apart easily for cleaning, and the resulting cookies just look great. Overall, it's a good quality cookie press that I would purchase again.

I just used it today for the first time, and the cookies as others have said, are small but no problem, they still turn out fine. I used the Pampered Chef cookie recipe which came with my old, broken Pampered Chef press, because I'm used to that recipe which always turns out well. My only problem with this OXO press is the gray button, it's very hard to press and the plunger is sluggish, doesn't move very fast or smooth. I don't know if that's normal or if I got a defective one, but I made about 4 dozen cookies and it's still the same, I have to press the button really hard and the plunger is still sluggish. Otherwise, it's easy to use and clean.

If you want to make pretty cookie shapes in no time, this is the product you're looking for. I've been a longtime fan of OXO products, they're all terrific. So I had high expectations of this cookie press. It definitely delivers, as far as ease of use, and the end result you get when making cookies. That said, I do have one important question....

Why doesn't OXO make a disc for churros?

I came across a similar kitchen gadget that was used to make churros. I normally just a frosting piping tip in a plastic bag for shaping my churro dough before frying. The catch is that I can't make them very thick. And I can't automatically make the hollow churros that can be filled with sweet stuff after you fry them up. Instead of just ordering a churro press, I figured I'd try this cookie press out. So no matter what, I've at least got a really good cookie press. I tried experimenting with different discs, but it just wasn't going to work for churros. It does work great in that you can hold the press sideways, and just click out long shapes (then cut with a knife when it reaches the right size). But the dough doesn't come out as a single, solid piece. At least, not in a shape vaguely resembling that of a churro. That you can't make churros with these isn't a bad thing. OXO doesn't advertise the product as something you could make churros with. I just had hoped that I would be able to do it. I can't, so I just buckled and ordered myself a churro press.

Overall, I'm happy with this cookie press. Works well, and you won't strain your hand much, like with some cheap cookie presses out there. So if you want a nice cookie press, add this one to your cart, and buy it today.

After using this, I can't believe I have been fiddling around with a pampered chef twist cookie press for years. Whatever you call the twist arm on the other press was just about the most annoying thing I owned in the kitchen, as it would dispense a different amount of dough every time. But I put up with it. Finally, this year, with the daunting task of making several hundred spritz cookies for Christmas, I decided to look for something new. This is the answer to all my cookie press woes.

The barrel is a little smaller than my old one, meaning you have to refill it more often, but the ease of use far outweighs any downside on the size. The disk storage case is probably a little unnecessary (just use a bag), but is still a nice touch and will insure that none of your disks somehow get bent or warped when thrown into a drawer.

The cookie press itself is so easy to use. The actual press mechanism is notched so that with each push of the handle, you get the exact same amount of dough out the bottom (read: uniform cookies). There is a little button on the side that allows you to pull the "pin" all the way to the top and start over each time. I also love that it has a grip on the base where you set the press onto your cookie sheet. This works particularly well when using a silpat, and you can work so much faster without the press sliding around as you press down.

The shapes included are also great. You get a Daisy, Flower, Sunflower, Fleur-de-lis, Butterfly, Bear, Shell, Leaf, Heart, Snowflake, Tree, and Wreath. I have only used the last three for Christmas spritz, and I typically only pull out my cookie press at Christmas time. With the other disks included, I may try something new this year by using it at different times of the year. I think you could probably also use this with a more savory dough to make biscuits or crackers and it would be fantastic for a party.

Overall, a great quality product that does not feel cheap at all and is super easy to use.

For many, many years I used a Wearever electric cookie press. This manual cookie press is WAY easier to use! The tube fills easily, the “gun” only takes one or two clicks-depending on the dough & the cookie shape to produce a perfect cookie every time. Directions included are simple and easy to understand.Although many of the parts are dishwasher safe, I chose to hand wash everything-very easy to take apart and thoroughly clean. The 12 cookie press discs it comes with provide a good variety for several occasions including “just Because.” The press is of quality construction and the discs are a good weight and will definitely last. Worth every penny. Highly recommend this cookie press!

Cute little cookie press. Easy to load/clean/use.

I was a bit concerned about how well this would work since I've never used a press before to make cookies and I was getting this as a gift for someone. Ordered from the Amazon open box store which was much less expensive. I will say that it was clearly used and smelled of previous unwashed dough (I could see the grease on the plastic parts). After thoroughly washing and drying the entire product (I would have done that anyway), I started making the gingerbread cookie recipe from the little book that comes with the press. I liked the recipe although I would half the amount in the future. As you might see in the photos, the dough does come out in a fun shape but it was not perfect. To me that's ok. Sometimes there will be a pocket of air and the cookie will look broken or missing a pedal or two. So I can't imagine that this would work for a professional setting but for making a bunch of small cute cookies to take to work or hand out to friends, it's really perfect. I did follow the instructions and I believe that if you do that, things will turn out well. I did try using it on parchment paper once just to see what would happen and the cookie will not stay on the sheet. So it is important to use an ungreased sheet pan. I believe the reason they say to use a cold cookie sheet is that if the sheet is warm or hot the cookie dough will melt quickly before it gets in the oven. I might be wrong about that. But I did use a warm cookie sheet because I only have two sheets and I was making so many cookies that it was taking a long time for the sheets to cool down. But the great majority of the cookies came out perfectly fine. The first cookie out of the press will likely not come out well but that's okay. You just take that no and put it back in the press and keep going.

Update-1: This cookie press is brilliant. I just wanted to update on the lessons we learned after using this. The most important part is that there should be NO air in the jar/flask. So, fill it up with dough and use something like a small plunger/spoon to push the dough down the flask/jar so there is no gap/air inside it.

Sometimes, you are not cooking that many cookies and do not have enough dough to fill it or maybe the last batch of dough is not enough to fill it, then you can push the dough to the bottom, close the lid and press the lever until it reaches right near the dough.

If you follow this "no air" rule, you are guaranteed to get '1 cookie per 1 press of the lever' which means 60 cookies in 60 seconds! Since we are following this rule, we do not even need baking sheets now!

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This is a perfect cookie set at a very reasonable price. Before getting the OXO, I would spend around 40-45 minutes fighting with the paper based pressing. Even bought a Martha Stewart cookie pressing set but that was of no use either. OXO was so simple to setup and very easy to use and I was able to get some very nice shaped cookies on first try & I am sure they will get even better with time. 30 cookies were done in 10 minutes!

On my first go, I had to press the lever "twice" every time to get a single cookie. Only the last cookie came out with "one" lever press. The issue could be that I was pressing them right onto the baking tray rather than on a baking sheet. In any case, I do not mind one or two press as the cookies were coming out in perfect shape. (Amazon Basics has reusable baking sheets at a good price)

The button that releases the plunger can be made better. Its very subtle. You have to push it at the right spot bofore the plunger should be pulled. I think that's where a lot of people are breaking it because if you pull the plunger a bit hard, it will just go through without the button but will damage the grooves and will eventually break.

Almost all parts can be taken out & are easily washable so a very well thought out design.

Overall, a very nice product that I am very happy with.

J'ai acheté ce Presse Cookie en espérant me simplifier la tâche pour les petits sablés de fin d'année. L'utilisation de l'emporte pièce est parfois laborieuse, ce qui n'est pas le cas avec cet appareil, pas besoin de rouleau à patisserie, de rechercher une bonne consistance en faisant refroidir la pâte au frigo etc. J'ai respecté la recette du livret, et avec ma fille de 6 ans, nous avons réalisé des petits sablés délicieux.... facilement et rapidement Cet appareil est vraiment une super alternative à l'emporte-pièce, facile à manipuler, l'activité est ludique pour les enfants. Il y a le choix des motifs avec les disques de rechange... Rien à dire, je suis très satisfaite de mon achat, et je conseille le produit de bonne qualité. Je pense acheter des disques à thème par la suite pour compléter l'appareil.

This gadget is amazing. No more rolling out dough and cutting out shapes and removing all the surronding dough and rerolling this dough again, now gone tough, putting them one by one on the tray, measuring the spacing between them etc. This gadget is an absolute pleasure. It will save you so much time and each cookie is so perfectly identical to the next with factory type of shape, so much so that people will not realize they are home made! The spacing is automatically done because of the width of the gadget. I really had fun using it. Won't think twice about making cookies anymore. It is a very clever gadget i could not get my head around how it would work and I'm still not 100% sure how it does. It seems that with one click, enough dough comes out so that the seperate pieces join together. It is easy to clean. You wont be sorry if you get it, guaranteed.

Resistente. Formas muy bonitas de galleta. Limpio y cómodo y no se oxida ni pudre. Ajuda mucho que sea transparente oara saber tus calculos a la hora de hacer galletas.

Awesome tool. Made peanut butter spritz cookies and turned out very well. Easy to use.