Christmas Spritz Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• green food coloring (optional)
• red glazed cherries (optional)
• green glazed cherries (optional)
• decorative candies (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk (plus additional, if needed)
• 1/8 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 place flour and salt in medium bowl; stir to combine.
• 3 beat powdered sugar and butter in large bowl until light and fluffy.
• 4 beat in egg, almond extract and vanilla.
• 5 gradually add flour mixture--mix until well blended.
• 6 divide dough in half.
• 7 if desired, tint half of dough with green food coloring.
• 8 fit cookie press with desired plate (or change plates for different shapes after first batch).
• 9 fill press with dough; press dough 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 10 decorate cookies with cherries and assorted candies, if desired.
• 11 bake 10-12 minutes or until just set.
• 12 remove cookies to wire racks; cool completely.
• 13 prepare icing, if desired.
• 14 pipe or drizzle on cooled cookies.
• 15 decorate with cherries and assorted candies, if desired.
• 16 store tightly covered at room temperature or freeze up to 3 months.
• 17 --icing--.
• 18 place all ingredients in medium bowl; stir until thick, but spreadable. (if icing is too thick, stir in 1 teaspoon additional milk).