Spritz Cookies With Four Variations

Total Time: 51 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°.
• 2 combine all ingredients except flour in large bowl. beat at medium speed until creamy. reduce speed to low; add flour. beat until well mixed. if dough is too soft, cover and refrigerate, 30 to 45 minutes.).
• 3 place dough into cookie press fitted with template. form desired shapes 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• 4 bake for 6 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 5 chocolate chip spritz: add 1/4 cup coarsely grated semi-sweet chocolate to ingredients and proceed as directed above.
• 6 eggnog-glazed spritz: add 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg to ingredients and proceed as directed above. glaze: stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, 2 tablespoons water and 1/4 teaspoon rum extract in small bowl until smooth. drizzle over warm cookies.
• 7 spice spritz: add 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice and 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves to ingredients and proceed as directed above. glaze: stir together 1 cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in small bowl until smooth. drizzle over warm cookies.
• 8 mint kisses: add 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract to ingredients and proceed as directed above. immediately after removing cookies from oven, place 1 chocolate candy kiss on each cookie.