CREAM CHEESE SPRITZ COOKIES
Author: Tag Sale Tastes
Ingredients
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon lemon extract
  • 2-1/4 cups flour
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • Red maraschino cherries, cut in half (approximately 20)
  • Blue maraschino cherries, cut in half (approximately 20)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°.
  2. In a medium bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese, using an electric mixer. Add sugar, egg yolk, and extracts, and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the flour and salt, mixing until thoroughly combined.
  3. Fill a cookie press with dough, and press cookies out on an ungreased cookie sheet. Press a half of a maraschino cherry into the center of each cookie.
  4. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until cookies are lightly golden brown on the peaks and on the bottoms. Allow to cool on sheets for 1-2 minutes, then use a spatula to transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
Recipe by Tag Sale Tastes at https://www.tagsaletastes.com/2012/07/01/patriotic-red-and-blue-cherry-spritz-cookies/