Friday, December 18, 2015

Day 6 - Spice Spritz Cookies



TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
MAKES: 30 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • Red and green colored sugar

Directions

  1. In a small bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; mix well. Combine the flour, baking powder and pumpkin pie spice; gradually add to the creamed mixture. 
  2. Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 5 dozen. 
Originally published as Spice Spritz Cookies in Country Woman November/December 2003, p51