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Almond Cream Spritz

Name: Almond Cream Spritz
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; Colored sugar or finely chopped almonds

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Total Time

Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

about 3 dozen

Love spritz cookies at Christmastime? Try this version featuring almond-flavored dough. Sprinkle them with colored sugar for the holidays or chopped almonds for everyday cookies. —Jo-Anne Cooper, Camrose, Alberta

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
Colored sugar or finely chopped almonds

Directions

Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extracts. Gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375°. Using a cookie press fitted with a disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 90 calories, 6g fat (4g saturated fat), 16mg cholesterol, 48mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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