Ingredients

	1 cup (2 sticks) Butter softened
	3/4 cup Sugar
	1 Eggs large
	1 tsp Vanilla Extract
	1 tsp Almond Extract
	2 cups Flour all purpose flour
	1/2 cup Almonds toasted, sliced blanched almonds, finely ground
	dash Salt
	Glacé cherries (aka Candied Cherries) or use sprinkles, dragées (Optional)

Bookmark this recipe

You need to login or register to bookmark/favorite this content.

Spritz Butter Cookies

Name: Spritz Butter Cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Butter: 1 cup (2 sticks); Sugar: 3/4 cup; Eggs: 1; Vanilla Extract: 1 tsp; Almond Extract: 1 tsp; Flour: 2 cups; Almonds: 1/2 cup; Salt: dash; Glacé cherries

Cuisine:

American

Medium

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) Butter
softened
3/4 cup Sugar
1 Eggs
large
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Almond Extract
2 cups Flour
all purpose flour
1/2 cup Almonds
toasted, sliced blanched almonds, finely ground
dash Salt
Glacé cherries
(aka Candied Cherries) or use sprinkles, dragées (Optional)

Directions

Steps

1 Done	Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2 Done	Cream butter in large mixer bowl. Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
3 Done	Beat in egg and extracts. Gradually blend in flour, almonds and salt.
4 Done	Using pastry bag and large star tip, pipe dough into rosettes or stars about 1 3/4 inches in diameter onto un-buttered cookie sheets. Decorate with cherries, sprinkles or dragees, if desired.
5 Done	Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until pale golden. Remove from cookie sheets, cool completely on wire racks. Yield: About 3 1/2 dozen cookies.