Ultimate Spritz Cookies
"These delicate, crisp cookies have a rich, buttery flavor. If I make nothing else during the holiday season.. These are a MUST!!"
INGREDIENTS
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* 1 cup butter, softened
* 1/2 cup white sugar
* 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 egg
* 1/4 teaspoon almond extract or vanilla
Food color, if desired
Gumdrops, raisins, cinnamon candies, colored sugar, mini m-m's, finely chopped nuts, candied fruit or fruit peel, if desired
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oven to 400ºF. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, salt, egg, almond extract and a few drops of food color.
2. Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheet. { Best when cooled after each batch] Decorate as desired before baking.
3. Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
TIPS: To decorate cookies "after" baking, use a drop of corn syrup to attach decorations to cookies.
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