Spritzgeback (Spritz Cookies)

Recipe Ingredients

1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter
2/3 cup	131g / 4.6oz	Confectioners' sugar
1		Egg; large
1		Egg yolk; large
1 teaspoon	5ml	Almond or lemon extract
2 1/4 cups	140g / 4.9oz	Flour; unbleached - unsifted
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Baking powder

Recipe Instructions

Beat butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract. Sift flour, salt, and baking powder; gradually add flour mixture to eggs.

Chill dough 1/2 hour. Press 1/4 of the dough into a cookie press. Keep remaining dough chilled. Shape cookies onto a greased baking sheet.

Bake in 400F oven for 7 to 10 minutes or until done. Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins.

Makes 4 to 6 dozen cookies.

Source:
Heinz Kindlimann

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