I wanted to participate in
Serena's Cookie Exchange over at The Farm Chick's Blog, so this is the recipe I am using!
My boys favorite Christmas cookie is Spritz, and the recipe I use previously never made enough and wasn't sweet enough. So I went online and this is the recipe I found: You will need a Spritz maker ( sometimes called a cookie press) for this recipe, or you can just roll it into little balls and flatten with a glass.
SPRITZYou use:
6 egg yolks
1 lb butter ( 4 sticks)
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1- 1 1/2 t. vanilla ( or a mixture of vanilla and almond)
1/4 t. salt
Cream this altogether and add 5 cups of flour. I put the dough in the fridge between batches so when I put it in the cookie press it comes out really well. They said to bake at 350 degrees for abt. 10 minutes. I prefer 400 degrees for 8 minutes, either way they work!
You get a lot of cookies, I think I had about 8 dozen....thought I would never get done!
I use a little corn syrup and a brush to add the decorations after they are cooked. That way I don't get a lot of burnt sugar on my cookie trays.
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This is just a portion of the cookies you get with this recipe.
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This is what they look like all done....can you tell my family likes sugars and nonpareils? LOL
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Please go to The Farm Chicks and see all of the other wonderful recipes! Serena's blog is just wonderful.....
Thanks for stopping by!