Spritz Butter Cookies

Great holiday or party cookies. Buttery and festive shapes.

Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars

Cuisine American

Keyword butter cookies, christmas, spritzer

Prep Time 25

Cook Time 12

Total Time 37

Servings dozen cookies

Calories 124kcal

Author Barb

Ingredients

3 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
1 pound butter cubed and at room temperature
1 ½ cups confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons almond extract
1 large legg

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Put the flour and salt into a small mixing bowl. Whisk to combine; reserve.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter and the sugar. Beat with mixer until light and creamy. Add the vanilla and egg; mix until combined. Add the reserved dry ingredients and mix on low, until just combined.
Fit the your Cookie Press with desired disc. Load the cookie dough into your press according to directions. Press cookies out onto an ungreased/unlined baking pan, about 2 inches apart. Decorate if desired with candy sprinkles or bake, cool and frost.
Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
Cool cookies before removing from pan.

Notes

I have 6 cookie sheets and always fill all six of my cookie trays and then put the ones not being baked in the fridge; it keeps me from spending a lot of time on stop and go.

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