Spritz Cookies
By: Anonymous
Published: Saturday, February 13, 2010 - 8:41pm

Ingredients




1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
cup Pillsbury BEST All Purpose Flour, or Unbleached Fl
teaspoon salt

Preparation

1 Spritz are delightful cookies formed into fanciful shapes when the dough is forced through a cookie press. The name comes from "spritzen" which is German for "to squirt or spray." 2 Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In large bowl, combine powdered sugar, butter, vanilla and egg; beat until light and fluffy. Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup; level off. Stir in flour and salt; blend well. Fit cookie press with desired template. Fill cookie press; press dough into shapes onto ungreased cookie sheets. 3 Bake at 400 degrees F. for 5 to 7 minutes or until edges are firm but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely. 4 Makes 5dozen cookies. 5 HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3500 Feet: No change. 6 VARIATIONS:CHOCOLATE SPRITZ COOKIES: Add 2 oz. melted unsweetened chocolate to powdered sugar mixture. 7 EGGNOG SPRITZ COOKIES: Substitute 1 teaspoon rum extract for vanilla. Add 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg with dry ingredients. 8 ORANGE SPRITZ COOKIES: Add 1 tablespoon grated orange peel with dry ingredients. 9 Amount