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Cookies: Best Ever Spritz Cookies

Source of Recipe

Posted by Lily 123 @ Mimi's Exchange


List of Ingredients

2/3 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsps vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour


Recipe

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine all ingredients except flour in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour. Beat until well mixed. If desired, prepare dough as directed by variations below. (If dough is too soft, cover and refrigerate, 30-45 minutes.) Place dough into cookie press fitted with template. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. YIELD: 5 Dozen

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VARIATIONS:

Chocolate Chip Spritz: Add 1/4 cup coarsely grated semisweet chocolate.

Eggnog-Glazed Spritz: Add 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg.
Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 2 tablespoons water and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cookies.

Lebkuchen Spice Spritz: Add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves.
Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cookies.

Mint Kisses: Add 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract. Immediately after removing cookies from oven place 1 chocolate candy kiss on each cookie.