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SPRITZ COOKIES (COOKIE PRESS COOKIES) (A Swedish Christmas Tradition) 2 c. sifted flour 34 c. butter or margarine, softened 1 egg yolk cinnamon candies Angelica or green candied cherries miniature colored nonpareils red and green sugar silver dragees 1/4 tsp. salt 1/2 c. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract or 1/2 tsp. almond extract Refrigerate several large ungreased cookie sheets until ready to use. Sift flour with salt, set aside. In large bowl, using portable mixer on medium speed, beat soft butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth and fluffy. Using a wooden spoon, stir in 1/3 flour mixture at a time, beating until smooth. Fill cookie press with dough. (If dough is warm refrigerate it, but keep it pliable.) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make wreaths. Use star disk. Force dough onto cold cookie sheet in a 12-inch strip; cut into 3 parts. Form each part into a circle. Decorate with cinnamon candies, Angelica or cherries. Bake cookies 8 to 10 minutes until light golden brown. Form Christmas trees, rosettes or star disks. Stand press upright on cold cookie sheet. Force out dough to form trees. Release pressure. Lift up slightly to cut off dough. Cookies should be 1 1/2-inches apart. Sprinkle with nonpa- reils, red and green sugar. Bake as above. Remove to wire rack; cool. Makes about 4 dozen cookies. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |