Spritz
Description
Use this recipe for a great cookie dough to use with your cookie press to make delicious spritz cookies.
Ingredients
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3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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3/4 cup white sugar
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1 1/3 cups butter, softened
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1/4 cup orange juice
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1 egg yolk
Directions
1
In large bowl, mix all ingredients at medium speed until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.
2
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Use part of dough at a time, keeping the rest refrigerated.
3
Using a cookie press fitted with a bar-plate tip, press dough in long strips, about one inch apart down the length of the cookie sheets.
4
With a sharp knife, cut each strip into 2 1/2 inch pieces. Leave pieces in place. Bake 8 minutes or until light golden. Do not to overbake.
5
Remove from oven and immediately cut again between cookies to separate any cookies which are still joined together.
6
Move cookies to wire rack, and allow cookies to cool completely. Store tightly covered.