Snow Flake Spritz Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (refrigerator temp for electric mixer, slightly softened for hand mixing, margarine or shortening can)
• 3 ounces cream cheese (refrigerator temp for electric mixer, slightly softened for hand mixing)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 cream butter, cream cheese and sugar well. (*see note below).
• 2 beat in egg yolk, vanilla and orange zest.
• 3 sift together the flour, salt and cinnamon; gradually blend into creamed mixture.
• 4 fill cookie press and form cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 5 bake at 350°f for 12-15 minutes. checking for a slightly set or very slightly browned cookie at 12 minutes. if needed, bake another 1-3 minutes.
• 6 remove at once to cooling racks.
• 7 decorate if desired or enjoy them plain. store in an air-tight container and layered between foil or waxed paper, if needed. these cookies freeze well.