Canyon Villa Inn

Sedona, Arizona

Specialty Recipe

Spritz

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups (3 sticks) softened butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon almond extract

4 cups sifted all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

colored sugar crystals

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat well. Sift together the flour and baking powder and add to the creamed mixture. (Do not chill the dough.)

Force the dough through a cookie press 1 inch apart onto a greased cookie sheet. Sprinkle with colored sugar and cookie decors as desired. Bake 5 to 7 minutes or just until set. These cookies should not brown. Cool on racks.

Yields: 5 dozen

Shaped like trees, these cookies are a traditional favorite at our house. These cookie-press sweets make for a colorful addition to a seasonal holiday tray. You may also shape them into wreaths.

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