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Perfect Christmas Almond Spritz Cookies

This Almond Spritz Cookies recipe is the best cookie press dough recipe! Liven up your cookie trays with these Christmas spritz cookies!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Total Time 21 minutes
Servings 4 dozen
Author Jacqueline

Ingredients

  • 8 tablespoons butter softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups flour
  • Candied cherries for decorating
  • Colored sugar for decorating

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Mix in the egg and extracts. Add in the flour and stir until combined.
  • Load the dough into a cookie press, fitted with choice of disk.
  • Press the cookies out onto ungreased cookie sheets. Decorate with cherries and sugar as desired.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 6 minutes, or until just beginning to turn golden around the bottom edges. Leave on cookie sheets for additional two minutes, then remove to wire racks to finish cooling.