Here are some spritz cookies that I made just the other day, and they came out just right.
http://www.recipelink.com/msgbrd/boa.../DEC/6718.html It's from a recipe booklet that came with a Mirro Cookie press in the 1950's. I used the flower design and put half a candied cherry in the center of each one. They look and taste very festive. I had to immediately hide them in the freezer or they'd be gone by now.
Do not use parchment because it will pull up as you lift the press, and do not grease the cookie sheet. The finished cookies do not stick on the sheet, and the dough needs to cling as you lift the press each time. Watch them closely as they bake because they tend to brown faster than the recipe said. Enjoy!