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Spritz Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup shortening
¾ cup of sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. almond extract
1 tsp. baking powder
Dash of salt
2¼ cups of flour
Green food coloring
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º.

Cream the shortening and sugar together. Add the egg and almond extract mixing until combined.

Add the dry ingredients. Add a few drops of green food coloring until the desired shade of green is achieved.

Press the dough – follow manufacturer’s directions to fit your cookie press with a Christmas tree disk. Scrape some of the dough into your cookie press.

Press out the cookies 2" apart.

Bake for 10 minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
While any cookie press can be used, the old fashioned Mirro Press works best!

This cookie is one that is a tradition in Samantha's family for Christmas and she continues the tradition baking it with Arianna and Bianca.

 

 

 

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