Cookie Presses
Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Softened butter
- 1 (3 ounce) pkg Softened cream cheese
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- Easy-Add Madagascar Pure Vanilla Extract Add to shopping list Madagascar Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Makes:
4 dozen cookies.
Instructions:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 2
Cream butter and cream cheese together.
Step 3
Add sugar and mix well until light and fluffy.
Step 4
Add egg yolks, vanilla and lemon peel. Mix well.
Step 5
Gradually add flour and salt to cream mixture.
Step 6
Shape dough in small logs and place in cookie press. Press cookies onto cool ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned.
Step 7
To make green trees add a small amount of Leaf Green paste color to dough before shaping into logs.
Step 8
To make red/white cookies, add Wilton Red to one half dough. Shape red and plain dough separately into narrow logs; place together into cookie press. Follow above instructions for shaping.
Step 9
Store in airtight container at cool room temperature for several weeks or freeze for two months.
