Spritz Christmas Cookies (Buttery Pressed Cookie Recipe)

Ingredients

• 1 cup of softened butter
• 2 ounces softened cream cheese
• ¾ cups sifted powdered sugar Sifted
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 ⅓ cups all purpose flour sifted

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large stand up mixer bowl, cream together the softened butter and softened cream cheese.
3. Add the sifted powdered sugar and continue to mix until light and fluffy. (about 4-5 min.)
4. Add the egg, salt, vanilla and almond extracts. Continue to mix and add the sifted flour until well incorporated. (The dough should be soft and pliable)
5. Place the dough into the cookie press with the desired disk.
6. Press out onto the ungreased cookie sheet and repeat until the cookie sheet is full. The cookies have very little spread when baking so you can place them close together.