SPRITZ COOKIES III

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Cookie press cookies topped with red and green candied cherries.

Provided by Carol

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Butter Cookie Recipes     Spritz Cookie Recipes

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter
⅔ cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 ¾ cups sifted all-purpose flour
72 red and green candied cherries, quartered

Steps:

  • 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.
  • Gradually stir flour into creamed mixture, mixing well.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 123.8 calories, Carbohydrate 17.4 g, Cholesterol 24.4 mg, Fat 5.5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 46.5 mg, Sugar 8.5 g

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