Classic buttery spritz cookies made with a cookie press, shaped into Christmas trees, wreaths, and flowers and decorated with sprinkles and colored sugar.
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
⅔ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon almond extract
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
Few drops green gel food coloring (for trees and wreaths)
As desired red and green sprinkles and sanding sugar
Heat the oven to 350°F. Keep baking sheets cool and ungreased.Beat the butter and sugar 2 minutes until light and fluffy.Beat in the egg, vanilla, and almond extract.Mix in the flour and salt on low until a soft dough forms.Divide the dough. Tint half green with gel coloring and leave half plain.Fill the cookie press. Hold it upright against the cool baking sheet and press one click per cookie, spacing 1 inch apart.Sprinkle with sprinkles or sanding sugar.Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until set and barely golden at the edges. Cool 2 minutes, then move to a rack.
Press onto cool, ungreased, unlined pans.
Do not chill the dough before pressing.
Use gel food coloring.
Bake just until set.
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