Quick Mix Spritz Cookies

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter (refrigerator temp or only slightly softened, margarine or shortening can be subbed)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together in a bowl.
• 2 with a pastry blender or two knives, cut the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles pie crust or biscuit mix (very fine lumps).
• 3 crack an egg into a glass, liquid measuring cup. a large egg will measure 1/4 cup. if it doesn't, add water to reach the 1/4 cup line.
• 4 add the egg, water (if needed) and the vanilla to the flour mixture and beat the mixture well.
• 5 fill cookie press and form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets (aluminum preferred for best heat distribution).
• 6 bake at 375°f for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are just set or very slightly browned. check cookies at the 10 minute mark and bake 1-2 minutes longer, if needed.
• 7 remove immediately to cooling racks.