Cream cheese spritz cookies are a holiday classic!
Unsalted butter Cream cheese Granulated sugar Egg yolk Orange zest Vanilla extract Kosher salt All-purpose flour Colored sanding sugar, sprinkles, and/or gel food coloring
Combine butter, cream cheese, and sugar Beat in the egg yolk, orange zest, vanilla for another minute and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
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Add half of the flour to the bowl, then mix on low speed. Add the remaining flour and mix again until just incorporated. Add gel food coloring now if desired.
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Use a cookie press to pipe the dough onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving at least an inch between each cookie. Decorate with sugars or sprinkles.
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Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let the cookies cool on the pans for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack.
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No Christmas cookie spread is complete without a batch of festive spritz cookies with holiday shapes and sprinkles.
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