SOFT PEPPERMINT SPRITZ COOKIES

Soft Peppermint Spritz Cookies image

This quick recipe makes a lot of cookies, and the peppermint flavor is a change from traditional spritz cookies. I tint some of the dough green or red, and I leave the rest white. The decorating ideas are endless! —Carole Resnick, Cleveland, Ohio

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Yield about 10 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 11

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Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon salt
Paste food coloring of your choice
Colored sugar, optional

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolk and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, cornstarch and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. Tint 1 portion with food coloring. Using a cookie press fitted with a disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle with colored sugar., Bake until edges are light golden, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 5 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Freeze cooled cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 26 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 12mg sodium, Carbohydrate 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.