almond spritz cookies

Name: Almond Spritz Cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup(s) margarine; 3 1/2 cup(s) flour; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 - egg; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon(s) almond extract

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Megan Stewart

Middletown, OH

Updated on Aug 30, 2017

Spritz cookies are so fun to make, because you can press out whatever shapes you want.

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups margarine
3 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 - egg
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon almond extract

How To Make almond spritz cookies

Step 1

Beat margarine in mixer on med 30 seconds. Add 1 c flour, sugar, egg, powder, vanilla and almond. Beat until combined then add remaining flour. Force unchilled dough through a cookie press onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 375 degrees 8-10 min or until edges are firm but not brown. Cool and ice if desired or sprinkle with chopped nuts or colored sugar. Chocolate spritz cookies can be made by reducing flour to 3 1/4 c and adding 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder to the sugar.

Step 2

For Spritz Cookies (not almond) omit the almond.
Step 3

Chocolate spritz cookies can be made by reducing flour to 3 1/4 c and adding 1/4 c unsweetened cocoa powder to the sugar.
Step 4

Chocolate Almond Spritz, make dough as with the Chocolate Spritz and add 1 t almond extract.
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