Swedish Spritz Recipe

Swedish Spritz Recipe Rating 5

A touch of almond extract gives these spritz wonderful flavor. For Christmas, you could tint half of the dough with red food coloring and the other half with green.—Irmgard Sinn, Sherwood Park, Alberta

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Swedish Spritz Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 24-30 Servings
20 10 30

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Prepared frosting

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
  • Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 7-9 minutes or until edges are firm and lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Frost as desired. Yield: 4-5 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 108 calories, 6 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 77 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Swedish Spritz in Complete Guide to Baking , p52

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Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2010 by AuntCrabby

These are just like my Norwegian grandmother used to make when I was a child. Thank you for a great recipe.

 
 
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