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Spritz Butter Blossoms

Spritz Butter Blossoms
From Harwich Port, Massachusetts, field editor Christine Omar suggests, "Pretty cookies made from this recipe can be customized to the bride's chosen colors with food coloring and colored sugars."
82 ServingsPrep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup blanched almonds, toasted
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Sprinkles or colored sugar

Directions

  • Place sugar and almonds in a food processor; cover and process until
  • almonds are finely ground.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar mixture until light and
  • fluffy. Beat in the egg and extracts. Combine flour 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 or
  • colored sugar.
  • Bake at 375° for 7-9 minutes. Remove to wire racks. Store in an
  • airtight container. Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.
Nutrition Facts: 1 cookie equals 44 calories,
© Taste of Home 2013

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Nutrition Facts: 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 31 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchange: 1 fat.
© Taste of Home 2013