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Spritz: Almond Butter Spritz Cookies

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

1/4 pound almond paste
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
2 large eggs + 1 yolk
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
3 cups cake flour


Recipe

Line two or three cookie sheets or jelly roll pans with parchment paper or foil. Set racks on the top and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325ºF. In a bowl, soften the almond paste with the sugar and half of the eggs. Beat in the butter gradually, then gradually add the remaining eggs. Cream all of the ingredients until light. Add the flour all at once and mix until all the elements adhere. Do not overmix. Pipe 1/2 inch shapes onto the prepared pans with a 1/2 inch star tube (Ateco 4). Bake for about 15 minutes. Cool on the pans Yield: about 72, 2 inch cookies