Swedish spritz (spritsar) cookies
96 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Sifted all-purpose flour |
| 2 | eaches | Egg yolks |
| 1 | teaspoon | Almond extract |
| ¾ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | cup | Butter |
Directions
Sift together flour and sugar onto bread board. Make a well in center and into this drop egg yolks, butter and extract. Mix into a smooth dough with finger tips. Force through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheets in O and S shapes. Bake in moderate oven (375) 8 to 10 minutes. Yield: 8 dozen spritz. (Note: Store cookies in air-tight container. You may want to let them sit a day to "ripen" the almond flavor!)