The Ultimate Spritz

The Ultimate Spritz

Ingredients:
1 cup butter or margarine -- softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:
OR
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
Currants raisins candies colored sugar,
finely chopped nuts, candied fruit or
fruit peel, if desired
Heat oven to 400º. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer
on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Place dough in cookie press. Form desired shapes on ungreased cookie
sheet. Decorate with currants.
Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from
cookie sheet to wire rack. To decorate cookies after baking, use a drop of
corn syrup to attach decorations to cookies.
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Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an
approved Betty Crocker® Recipe.
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