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Almond Spritz Cookies

Name: Almond Spritz Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 7 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon almond extract; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Pink and red colored sugar, optional

11 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Makes

about 7 dozen

Updated: Aug. 19, 2022

This almond spritz cookies recipe can be left plain or decorated with colored sugar and frosting. In our house, it just wouldn't be Christmas without some cookie press recipes.—Tanya Hart, Muncie, Indiana

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
Pink and red colored sugar, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the 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. If desired, sprinkle with colored sugar.
Bake at 375° until edges just begin to brown, 7-9 minutes. Cool on wire racks.

Test Kitchen Tips

Unless otherwise specified, Taste of Home recipes are tested with lightly salted butter. Unsalted, or sweet, butter is sometimes used to achieve a buttery flavor, such as in shortbread cookies or buttercream frosting. In these recipes, added salt would detract from the buttery taste desired.

Dark brown sugar contains more molasses than light or golden brown sugar. The types are generally interchangeable in recipes. But if you prefer a bolder flavor, choose dark brown sugar.

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Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 44 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 29mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

Almond Spritz Cookies

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