Product Description

Master Class Biscuit / Icing Set with Eight Nozzles and Thirteen Cutters, Display Boxed

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #72 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Brand: Kitchen Craft
• Model: MCICINGPRO

Features

• complete with storage box containing discs and icing nozzles
• 13 discs inc. ribbons, leaves, stars, plain, round etc.
• 8 icing nozzles
• Make different shaped biscuits & ice them if you wish
• Domestic or professional use

Manufacturer's Description
The ideal gift for the adult or child who likes to make homemade biscuits or ice cakes and buns. With eight fully dishwasher proof stainless steel nozzles and thirteen biscuit cutters this useful set comes in a durable storage box.

Customer Reviews

instructions for those that need them..
I feel that it is a shame that the other reviewers had problems with this item so decided to write a few instructions. I have had this item (and another older model) for years. Mine came with one recipe on the back of the leaflet that sits on the top of the box when it arrives. I have followed this recipe and baked beautiful shortcake type biscuits. The knack when it comes to pressing them out is to use an UNGREASED non-stick tin. Yes, ungreased is the way to go otherwise it just won't work!

Sorry but this recipe is in american 'cups'

Cookie Recipe

1 1/2 cups butter or marg
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
4 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat oven to 200 deg C. Thoroughly cream butter and sugar. Mix egg, milk, extracts together then add gradually to the butter/sugar mixture. Add the flour and baking powder gradually to make a smooth dough. Do not chill. Place dough into cookie press and press cookies onto UNGREASED non-stick baking sheet. Bake for 6 minutes. Remove cookies carefully with a pallet knife whilst still warm. Cool on rack.

I used my food mixer to beat the butter and sugar then put on my dough hook when i added the flour as it is a stiff (but slightly sticky) dough.

When using the press, press it against the baking tin, pull the handle once until it clicks then lift it away from the tin. The dough shape should stick to the tin. If you grease your tin the dough will not stick and you will have big problems.

Hope this helps!!!

Low expectations help...
So I was looking at cookie makers because I am bored and have time, the other two on the site use batteries. One got slated in the reviews, the other was pretty good, this one had no reviews. Now I don't really like battery powered goods... and this one seemed pretty functional. Doubles as an icing gun which you can buy for a lot cheaper anyway. But given the gadget status my expectations weren't high - it's a novelty item for bored people. Perfect. So unlike some people who might think the plunger will be a perfect fit and a feat of engineering, I put the dough in a bag and then inside the tube. Less cleaning.
I tried the one recipe they put on the paper inside. It wasn't the best recipe, but try what they give you first (FYI brush with egg because they come out very pale). The instructions say "click once and remove" Leaving the cookie one assumes. Reality check, the dough stays stuck to the template. Because there is nothing to cut it off (if there was a little cigar cutter mechanism to crop the cookie off it would be PERFECT) but instead I worked out a knack... you have to get the dough to a perfect sticky but not too wet consistency and then if you click twice and you're lucky it clings to the baking sheet so you can pull the gun off leaving a decent little cookie shape. It'll get better with some practice but like I said, I have low expectations. Would also be better if the gun mechanism opened at the top so you could remove the whole tube to clean like some icing guns. I should work for KitchenCraft...

A really fun gadget if you enjoy baking!
I got this as a gift as I enjoy icing cakes etc. I have tried it for icing with good results. What I am really pleased with is the biscuit making feature - almost foolproof, especially if you follow the directions given by fee in his/her review. I have also found other recipes on the internet. Try searching for 'spritz cookie recipes' or cookie press recipes' as these are the same thing. A really fun gadget if you enjoy baking!