German Spritz with Variations

9 ingredients
21 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • hard margarine, softened
  • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 lg. eggs
  • 1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • Sugar, sprinkles, colored sugar, red and green glazed cherries

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl.
  2. 2
    Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
  3. 3
    Add vanilla and salt.
  4. 4
    Beat.
  5. 5
    Add flour.
  6. 6
    Work into batter.
  7. 7
    Fill cookie press and press your choice of design onto ungreased cookie sheet.
  8. 8
    Decorate.
  9. 9
    Bake in 400 f. oven for 10 to 12 minutes until set and edges are showing a hint of brown.
  10. 10
    Makes 6 to 7 dozen.
  11. 11
    CHOCOLATE SPRITZ: Exchange 6 Tbsp.
  12. 12
    of flour with 6 Tbsp.
  13. 13
    cocoa.
  14. 14
    ORANGE SPRITZ: Add 2 tsp.
  15. 15
    finely grated orange rind and 1/2 tsp.
  16. 16
    orange flavoring.
  17. 17
    CHOCOLATE ORANGE SPRITZ: Exchange 6 Tbsp.
  18. 18
    flour with an equal amount of cocoa.
  19. 19
    Add 2 tsp.
  20. 20
    orange flavoring.
  21. 21
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