Lemon Spritz Cookies recipe transforms your Christmas favorite into a treat you’ll enjoy any month of the year! The dough is a mix of lemon, vanilla and cream cheese. Use your cookie press to make the fun shapes.
Source:
2002 Yearbook
Tools:
Ingredients:
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1 cup butter , softened
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1 (3 ounce) pkg cream cheese , softened
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 egg yolk
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1 teaspoon Madagascar Pure Vanilla Extract
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3/4 teaspoon lemon flavoring
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1 1/4 teaspoons lemon peel , grated
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2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/2 teaspoon salt
Makes: 4 dozen cookies. Each cookie serves 1.
instructions
Preheat oven 350°F.
Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add sugar and mix well until light and fluffy.
Add egg yolk, vanilla, lemon flavoring and lemon peel. Mix well.
Gradually add flour and salt to creamed mixture.
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.