Cinnamon Spritz Cookies

Total Time: 52 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 vanilla beans, halved lengthwise
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, room temperature (3 sticks or 3/4 lb.)
• 2 large egg yolks
• cinnamon sugar (made with 2 tsp. ground cinnamon mixed with 4 tsp. granulated sugar)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f. have ready ungreased baking sheets.
• 2 whisk together the flour, salt and cinnamon. using the tip of a paring knife, scrape vanilla seeds into a large bowl, and discard pods. add sugar and beat with a mixer on medium speed for 3 minute. ad butter and beat until pale and fluffy. beat in egg yolks. add flour mixture, and beat until just combined.
• 3 attach a wreath disk to a cookie press. divide dough into 3 portions. fill press with dough. press cookies onto baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart. bake until barely golden 9-12 minutes. immediately sprinkle cookies with cinnamon sugar. let cool slightly, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. repeat with remaining dough. cookies can be stored or up to 1 week.