Cream Cheese Spritz Recipe

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A hint of orange and cinnamon highlights these Christmastime classics. I like to add colorful sprinkles before baking them. The recipe is from a booklet that came with a cookie press in the 1950s...and I still have the press!

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Cream Cheese Spritz Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 54 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1 cup shortening
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
  • Green food coloring, decorator candies and colored sugar, optional

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream the shortening, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. Combine the flour, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in orange peel. Add food coloring if desired.
  • Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate if desired. Bake at 350° for 9-12 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 9 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 75 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 6 mg cholesterol, 27 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Cream Cheese Spritz in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2002, p34

Sweet White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on Dec. 23, 2010 by Splashy

I made a few changes, used almond flavouring instead of vanilla as I like that for Christmas. Also I chilled the dough for an hour or so before trying to put through the press. Not the best I've tried but taste ok.

Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2009 by qrqthch3

First batch pressed out ok but couldn't get other batches to press out. I ended up rolling in ball and pressing with fork. Taste wasn't that good.

Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2009 by wncwbaug

The dough was very dry and I had to add milk so it would go through the cookie press. It's back to my old recipe for me!

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2008 by lizschrock

These are great. I was ready to give up on my cookie press but these worked great!

Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2007 by possumfran

 
 
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