The Bottom Line
The Wilton Cookie Pro Ultra II cookie press costs around $25. It's convenient and easy to use, which makes it well worth the money.
Pros
- Easy to fill and use
- Comes apart for easy cleaning; some parts dishwasher safe
- Comes with lots of shapes, including pumpkins for Halloween and hearts for Valentine's Day
Cons
- Dough extrudes a little more even after trigger is released
- Some shapes, such as the hearts, don't look like they do on the package
- Does not come with a storage pouch or box for all of the disks
Description
- Soft-grip trigger
- Non-slip silicone bottom
- See-through plastic barrel
- 12 shaped disks, plus 4 disks for making mini cookies
- Instruction manual comes with three recipes
Guide Review - Wilton Cookie Pro Ultra II Cookie Press
Spritz cookies were always on the list of Christmas cookies that my mom and I would make. I was in charge of decorating them, but it was my mom's responsibility to squeeze the cookies out of her unwieldy, tricky cookie press. Now that I'm making cookies with my own daughter, I have been looking for an easier-to-use cookie press, and the Wilton Cookie Pro Ultra II seems to be the answer.
This cookie press is easy to set up – the handle on the top turns to pull up the plunger so you can load the see-through chamber with dough, and the shape disks are easily changed by unscrewing the base. It takes a few squeezes of the trigger to pack the dough down, but after that, a single squeeze turns out a perfectly formed cookie, for the most part. Best of all, because the dough barrel is clear, you can easily see when you need to refill it with more dough
The 12 shape disks offers a variety of shape options, including seasonal versions like Christmas trees, pumpkins and hearts, as well as more standard shapes, such as squiggles, rectangles, flowers, starbursts and more. Additionally, there are four disks to make tiny, bite-sized shapes. Most of the shape disks are true to the illustration on the package, but I thought the heart shape disk looked nothing like a heart. Also, for some of the shapes, I learned I had to wait a moment before lifting the press from the cookie sheet, to let the dough continue extruding, so the shape would be full enough. But for the most part, a squeeze of the trigger is all it takes to dispense just the right amount of dough – an easier and faster process than the presses that require you to turn a knob. And a non-slip silicone ring on the base keeps the press from sliding on your cookie sheet as you're forming the cookies.
