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Spritz Butter Cookies

By: Marie DePadova • In: Cookies • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1: 

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Step 2:

Cream butter in large mixer bowl. Add sugar, beat until light and fluffy.

Step 3:

Beat in egg and extracts. Gradually blend in flour, almonds and salt.

Step 4:

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.

Step 5:

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.

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