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Butter Spritz Cookies on a plate
Andrew Fowler

Butter Spritz Cookies

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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Total Time 49 minutes
Servings: 48
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp almond extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 2 tbsp multicolored sanding sugar

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 375°F; set out ungreased, unlined metal sheets. Beat butter and sugar 2 minutes until smooth and light.
  2. Beat in egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Mix flour and salt just until smooth soft dough.
  3. Load simple flower disc in cookie press. Press about 48 small cookies onto cool bare sheets, 1 inch apart; add measured sanding sugar.
  4. Bake in three batches 7 to 8 minutes each until bottoms barely golden and ridges set. Fully cool empty sheets before pressing next batch.
  5. Stand on sheets 2 minutes; gently lift with thin spatula and rack-cool.