Cream Cheese spritz cookies are decadent little Christmas cookies with subtle cinnamon undertones and a soft creamy texture that begs to be gobbled up.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies, Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies Recipe, How Do I Make Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies, How To Make Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies
Prep Time 20minutes
Cook Time 6minutes
Total Time 26minutes
Servings 72cookies
Calories 57kcal
Author Kathleen
Ingredients
1cupshortening
3 ouncescream cheese,softened
1cupgranulated sugar
1largeegg yolk
1teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cupsall-purpose flour
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonground cinnamon
1 teaspoonfinely grated orange zest
Decorations (optional)
colored sugar, sprinkles, red hots, jimmies
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer set on medium, cream together the shortening, cream cheese, and sugar. Mix in the egg yolk and vanilla.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and cinnamon. Slowly add flour mixture, mixing until combined. Stir in orange zest.
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