Butter Rich Spritz Butter Cookies

This wonderful spritz cookie recipe makes a large batch of tender, buttery cookies perfect for decorating with festive colored sugar to suit any holiday.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 97 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 egg yolks
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon almond extract
• 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 1.25 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Gather all ingredients.

Step 2

Serve and enjoy!

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Sift flour and salt together; set aside.

Step 4

Beat butter and sugar together in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.

Step 5

Stir in egg yolks, almond extract, and vanilla extract.

Step 6

Gradually blend in sifted flour mixture.

Step 7

Fill a cookie press with dough and shoot cookies about 1 ½ inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. If you like, decorate with colored sugar or sprinkles at this time.

Step 8

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until edges are just set and bottoms are lightly golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet briefly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.