Almond Cream Spritz
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: 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
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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3 ounces cream cheese, softened
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 teaspoon almond extract
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1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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Colored sugar or finely chopped almonds
Directions
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1.
Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extracts. Gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, 30 minutes.
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2.
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.
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3.
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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