Spritz Cookies Iii

Name: Spritz Cookies Iii
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar; 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 72 red and green candied cherries, quartered

7 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
72 red and green candied cherries, quartered

Directions

1

Cream together butter and confectioner's sugar in bowl until light and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed. Beat in egg, egg yolk and almond extract; blend well.
2

Gradually stir flour into creamed mixture, mixing well.
3

Fit flower crown design into cookie press. Place 1/2 of the dough in cookie press at a time, forcing dough through press, about 1 inch apart, on ungreased baking sheets.
4

Place 1/4 of a red or green candied cherry in center of each. Bake in 400 degrees F (200 degrees C) oven 7-10 minutes or until set but not browned. Remove from baking sheets; cool on racks.