Butter Rich Spritz Cookies: A Holiday Baking Essential

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1.25 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 0.5 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Gather all your ingredients for the spritz cookies.
2. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift the flour and salt together in a bowl; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until the mixture is light and fluffy.
4. Stir in the egg yolks, almond extract, and vanilla extract until well combined.
5. Gradually add the sifted flour mixture to the wet ingredients and blend until just combined.
6. Load the cookie dough into a cookie press and create cookies, spacing them about 1 ½ inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Decorate with colored sugar or sprinkles, if desired.
7. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven until the edges are set and the bottoms are lightly golden brown, approximately 6 to 8 minutes. Let the cookies cool briefly on the baking sheet before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
8. Serve these delightful spritz cookies and enjoy!

Nutrition

• Calories: 97 kcal
• Fat Content: 5 g
• Fiber Content: 0 g
• Sugar Content: 4 g
• Sodium Content: 69 mg
• Protein Content: 1 g
• Cholesterol Content: 25 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 11 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 3 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g