Need spritz cookie press recommendation

[heatitup]

I'd like to surprise my mom with a spritz cookie press for the holidays. Could anyone help me out with a recommendation for a good, durable cookie press? I've looked at a few online, but the reviews have been mixed. Thanks!

[baker7]

I can't believe it but just today I made spritz cookies and used the wilton one brand new and it broke after the second time I used it. I also have friends that have had no luck with the Wilotn one do not buy that.

[lmure]

Seriously, vintage is the only way to go.

[RUK]

I used for years a manual cookie gun with a ratchet mechanism which worked fine. But - this year I splurged and bought myself the Electric Cookie press by Cuisinart and I really enjoyed using it last week. So easy to do, it was a joy!

[ttoommyy]

I've had years of success with this Italian made press:

http://www.amazon.com/BISCUIT-8307-Ma...

[John E.]

We've use the Wilton cookie press and an Italian made cookie press but keep going back to the old Mirro Cookie Press. They stopped making it years ago but i see them all the time at Goodwill and other thrift stores for just a couple of bucks. They are also available on-line through eBay and Amazon.

[SimplyMarie]

I've had the same cookie press from Wilson for years and I have been very happy with it.

[Jay F]

Wilson or Wilton? http://www.wilton.com/store/site/prod...

[SimplyMarie]

Oops...major type...should be Wilton!

[Allstonian]

This question probably belongs on the Cookware board, actually.

I've been perfectly happy with the cookie press I got from Williams-Sonoma a few years ago. It's the type with a ratchet mechanism and a sort of a trigger handle that you press to operate. It had a bit of a learning curve - if the barrel is really full it takes about 1.5 "clicks" to make a proper-sized cookie; as the amount of dough in the barrel goes down, it takes only one "click."

(I read a hint somewhere to chill the cookie sheets to help cookies stick to the sheet as you form them, which does help a lot, although it slows down the baking process.)