VARIATIONS:
Chocolate Chip Spritz: Add 1/4 cup coarsely grated semi-sweet
Chocolate.
Eggnog-Glazed Spritz: Add 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg. Glaze: Stir
Together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup butter, softened, 2
Tablespoons water and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract in small bowl until
Smooth. Drizzle over warm cookies.
Lebkuchen Spice Spritz: Add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon
Ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice and 1/4 teaspoon ground
Cloves. Glaze: Stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons
Milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle
Over warm cookies.
Mint Kisses: Add 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract. Immediately after
Removing cookies from oven place 1 chocolate candy kiss on each
Cookie.
Ingredients
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2/3 cup sugar
1 cup Butter, softened
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
Heat oven to 400F. Combine all ingredients except flour in large
Mixer bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Reduce speed to low;
Add flour. Beat until well mixed. If desired, prepare dough as
Directed by variations below. (If dough is too soft, cover and
Refrigerate, 30 to 45 minutes.) Place dough into cookie press fitted
With template. Form desired shapes 1inch apart onto ungreased cookie
Sheets. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
Yield: 5 dozen cookies
