Cranberry Spritz Cookies
Here’s a sure standout on your treat tray. The cheery cookies get their bright-pink color from cranberry-flavored gelatin.60 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cranberry gelatin powder
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Assorted sprinkles
Directions
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening, sugar and gelatin
- until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour,
- baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix
- well.
- Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough
- 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with sprinkles.
- Bake at 375° for 6-8 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove
- to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 5 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 58 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 27 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.