Merlin > wrote in message .com>...
> Does anyone have experience with a cookie pistol, a gadget which forces
> cookie dough through a nozzle to make cookies with different shapes? I
> have just bought one (I'm a sucker for special offers and reductions
> <grin>) but there were no instructions or guidelines with it. I would
> like help, please, to get my first batch of dough ready. Hints and
> tips on ingredients, working temperature, and consistency will be very
> welcome.
>
> Thanks
>
> Merlin

The consistency of the batter for cookie presses (that's what you
have), or "Spritz Cookies," are kinda special to be forced through the
nozzles and keep their shape.

Try here for recipes (one site of thousands):

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-..._press,FF.html

N.