Leusch Family Recipes

Spritz Cookies

Ruth Heimerpage 24

Ingredients

  • 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 and 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/8 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Cup Butter
  • 2 and 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 Teaspoon Almond Extract

Instructions

In a mixer, cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Gradually add to the creamed mixture. Once it is thoroughly blended, add the almond extract. Pass the dough through a cookie press, making small cookies, putting them directly onto a cookie sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 9 minutes. Watch carefully.