Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies
Cream Cheese spritz cookies are decadent little Christmas cookies with subtle cinnamon undertones and a soft creamy texture that begs to be gobbled up.
Servings 72 cookies
Calories 57kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup shortening
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
Decorations (optional)
- colored sugar, sprinkles, red hots, jimmies
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (177ºC).
- In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium, cream together the shortening 91 cup), cream cheese (3 ounces), and sugar (1 cup). Mix in the egg yolk (1 large) and vanilla (1 teaspoon).
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour (2 1/2 cups), salt (1/2 teaspoon), and cinnamon (1/4 teaspoon). Slowly add flour mixture, mixing until combined. Stir in orange zest (1 teaspoon).
- Spoon the dough into a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice. Press the dough onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. Decorate with colored sugar, sprinkles, red hots, jimmies if desired.
- Bake in the preheated oven, until set, about 6-8 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes then remove to wire racks and cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough
Nutrition
Serving: 1/72 of the recipe | Calories: 57kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 20mg | Potassium: 6mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Calcium: 2mg