Spritz Cookie Recipes?

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Combine all ingredients except flour in large mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low; add flour. Beat until well mixed. If desired, prepare dough as directed by variations below (If dough is too soft, cover and refrigerate, 30 to 45 minutes). Place dough into cookie press fitted with template. Form desired shapes 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

Yield: 5 dozen cookies

Variations:

Chocolate Chip Spritz: Add 1/4 cup coarsely grated semi-sweet chocolate.

Eggnog-Glazed Spritz: Add 1 tsp. ground nutmeg. Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter, softened, 2 Tbsp. water and 1/4 tsp. rum extract in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cookies.

Mint Kisses: Add 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract. Immediately after removing cookies from oven, place 1 chocolate candy kiss on each cookie.

Lebkuchen Spice Spritz: Add 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. ground nutmeg, 1/2 tsp. ground allspice and 1/4 tsp. ground cloves.

Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp. milk and 1/2 tsp. vanilla in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle over warm cookies.

By Irishwitch from Aurora, CO