German Spritz with Variations

Time

Yield

7 dozen

Ingredients

Ingredients

1 cup butter or
hard margarine, softened
4 oz. cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 lg. eggs
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. salt
3 cups all purpose flour
Sugar, sprinkles, colored sugar, red and green glazed cherries

Instructions

Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add vanilla and salt. Beat.

Add flour. Work into batter. Fill cookie press and press your choice of design onto ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate. Bake in 400 f. oven for 10 to 12 minutes until set and edges are showing a hint of brown. Makes 6 to 7 dozen.

CHOCOLATE SPRITZ: Exchange 6 Tbsp. of flour with 6 Tbsp. cocoa.

ORANGE SPRITZ: Add 2 tsp. finely grated orange rind and 1/2 tsp. orange flavoring.

CHOCOLATE ORANGE SPRITZ: Exchange 6 Tbsp. flour with an equal amount of cocoa. Add 2 tsp. orange flavoring.

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Author's Comments

The cream cheese keeps these cookies soft.

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