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Cookie Press and
Cake & Food Decorator
Important Safeguards . . . . . . . . 2
Know Your Cookie Press . . . . . . 2
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . 4
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Recipes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Customer Service . . . . . . . . . . . 18
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IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS When using this appliance, basic safety precautions should always be followed, including the following: 1. Read all instructions. 7. Close supervision is necessary when used 2. To prevent damage to the motor, do not by or near children. immerse motor in water or other liquids. 8. The use of attachments not 3. Do not allow dough or batter to run into recommended or sold by Hamilton the hollow shaft, as damage to the motor Beach/Proctor-Silex may damage the may occur. cookie
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Discs and Tips Regular Discs Use discs with stiff dough to prepare cookies, candies, crackers, etc. Ribbon Diamond Heart Jewel Shell Snowman Car Tulip Gingerbread Tree Star Sparkler Man Filler Tip Decorator Tip Use filler tip with thin mixtures to Use decorator tip with soft dough to fill pastries. prepare appetizers, candies, and desserts; to fill pasta; and to garnish casseroles and desserts. 3
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Operating Instructions To Assemble and Fill BEFORE FIRST USE: Wash all parts (except motor) in hot, sudsy water, rinse, and dry thoroughly. Wipe motor with damp cloth and dry thoroughly. 1. Twist the battery cover counterclock- 4. Insert the rod into the hollow shaft. wise and lift it to Then, line up the remove. Insert four ridges on the inside AA alkaline batteries of the barrel with the into the battery notches on the compartment (see pusher plate. Slide diagram on unit). the barrel onto t
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7. With barrel pointing up, squeeze To Refill Barrel: trigger until mixture 1. Unit will indicate it is empty by making reaches disc or tip. a clicking noise. Release trigger. 2. Remove barrel cap, disc or tip, and Turn cookie press rod/pusher plate. over and it is ready 3. Follow steps 3–7 on pages 4 and 5. to use. To Use Discs All Discs except Ribbon Disc 1. When making 5. Space cookies two inches apart, cookies, mints, mints one inch apart on uncoated etc., line up several baking sheet. ung
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Ribbon Disc 1. To make cookies, crackers, etc., line • Two-thirds of the way down each up several ungreased, uncoated bak- strip, release trigger but continue to ing sheets on work surface. move unit. 2. Hold cookie press at a 45 degree • Touch dough with finger or rubber angle to baking sheet. spatula to break flow of dough. Move unit to start next strip. 3. Squeeze trigger continuously. 4. When baked. remove cookies, • When dough starts to come crackers, etc. from baking sheet. through the di
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Operating Tips and Tricks 1. Ingredients (onion, green pepper, 9. The cookie press may be operated meat, tuna, seafood, cheese, nuts, when barrel is partially filled. hard cooked eggs, cereal, oatmeal, 10.Once dough or mixtures have been chocolate chips, raisins, etc.) must loaded into barrel, they should be be very finely chopped, minced, or used immediately. grated before being added to dough 11.Discs may be changed at any time or mixtures. whole the barrel is loaded by simply 2. Packaged ingr
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Questions & Answers 1. How long will the batteries last? 5. Can you decorate a cake with the A set of 4 alkaline batteries will last cookie press? through 35 to 40 regular barrels of The cookie press can be used to stiff dough. make attractive borders, edges, and garnishes on cakes and many other 2. How many cookies will one barrel desserts. Stiff icings/frostings work make? best. Approximately 4 dozen cookies can 6. Can you use the cookie press be made, depending on the disc and when the barrel
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Recipes Appetizers Helpful Hints • Vary garnishes using: sprigs of • The following recipes are only a parsley, fresh dill weed, and starting point for the wide variety of watercress; pimento or olive slivers; appetizers that can be prepared. chopped chives or nuts. Use these ideas as a guide when creating your own variations. • Use vegetables, crackers, fried potato skins, etc. as bases for canapes. Crabmeat Canapes 1 can (6 oz.) crabmeat, drained 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce 1 8 oz. pack
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Cheddar Crackers 1 1 ⁄2 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 ⁄2 cups all purpose flour 1 ⁄2 cup vegetable shortening 1 tablespoon salt 1 pound sharp cheddar cheese, 1 tablespoon dry mustard 1 finely grated ⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper Place butter and shortening in large mixing bowl. Cream together on medium high speed. Add cheese and mix well using medium speed. Combine flour, salt, mustard, and cayenne in separate bowl. Add to the cheese mixture in three (3) additions, mixing well after each ad
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Chicken Manicotti 8 manicotti tubes, cooked 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 ⁄4 cup butter or margarine 1 teaspoon salt 1 ⁄2 pound mushrooms, sliced 1 teaspoon thyme 2 cups cooked chicken, finely chopped 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1 1 ⁄2 cup parsley, finely minced ⁄8 teaspoon pepper 1 ⁄2 cup fresh white bread crumbs 3 cups tomato sauce 1 ⁄4 cup onion, finely chopped Grated Parmesan cheese Place butter in large fry pan; melt over medium heat. Add mushrooms, saute 5 minutes. Place in food processor
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Cookies Helpful Hints • Decorate cookies before baking 2. Brushing tops with sugar glaze by brushing them with slightly then sprinkling with chopped nuts, beaten egg white and adding one coconut, decorative candy bits, of the following: etc. 1. Sprinkle with white or colored 3. Rolling warm cookies in powdered granulated sugar. sugar. 2. Place a nut or chocolate chip on 4. Dipping half of cookie in melted center of cookie. semi-sweet chocolate then sprin- kling with ground nuts. 3. Decorate with
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Gingerbread Cookies 1 1 teaspoon ginger ⁄2 cup brown sugar 1 1 ⁄2 teaspoon baking soda ⁄2 cup shortening 1 1 ⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves ⁄4 cup light molasses 1 ⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 egg 1 ⁄4 teaspoon mace 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1 ⁄8 teaspoon salt 1 ⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder Place brown sugar and shortening in large mixing bowl. Beat on medium speed until thoroughly creamed. Add molasses and egg to sugar/shortening mixture, beat until well blended. Combine flour, cinnamon,
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Sugar & Spice 1 ⁄2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 teaspoons baking powder 1 ⁄2 cup shortening 4 cups flour 3 1 ⁄4 cup sugar ⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon 3 1 ⁄4 cup brown sugar ⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 3 eggs ⁄4 teaspoon allspice 1 1 teaspoon vanilla ⁄8 teaspoon ground cloves 3 tablespoons milk Pinch of salt Place butter, shortening, and sugars in large mixing bowl. Cream together until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, and milk. Beat until mixed. Combine baking powder, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, clove
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Cream Puffs 1 cup water 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 ⁄2 cup butter or margarine 4 large eggs 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt Place water, butter, and salt in medium saucepan; bring to boil; remove from heat. Stir in flour all at once. Beat well until mixture leaves the sides of the pan. Cool 1 minute. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mixture should be smooth and glossy. Assemble and fill cookie press with cream puff mixture; use decorator tip. Make 1 1/2 inch mounds, 2 inches apart on
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Candy Helpful Hints • Flavors may be varied by substituting • Chocolate Kisses may be held any liqueur, cordial or extract. several weeks by storing in covered plastic containers. Place waxed paper • Vary mint colors by using different on bottom of container; arrange foods colors. For example: Pink: 2-3 single layer of candies in container; drops red. Pale Yellow: 4-5 drops cover with another sheet of waxed yellow. paper. Repeat until container is filled. Store in cool, dry place. Do not ref
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Frostings Orange Frosting 1 ⁄2 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 tablespoons freshly grated orange 4 cups sifted powdered sugar peel 2 tablespoons sour cream 1 tablespoon orange juice 1 ⁄8 teaspoon salt Place butter in large mixing bowl. Cream thoroughly on medium high speed. Add sugar, sour cream, orange peel, orange juice and salt. Beat until smooth and creamy. NOTE: Add extra orange juice, if frosting is to stiff. Assemble and fill cookie press; use decorator tip. Makes 3 cups frosting. V
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Customer Service If you have a question about your cookie press, call our toll-free customer service number. Before calling, please note the model and type numbers and fill in that information below. These numbers can be found on the base of the motor, around the shaft. This information will help us answer your question much more quickly. MODEL: ______________ TYPE: ________________ LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted to be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period
