Cream Cheese Spritz
(from BearNakedBaker’s recipe box)
It is important that you do not line pans with parchment or grease the cookie sheets!
Source: BNB
Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Serves 30 people
Categories: cookies
Ingredients
- 8 oz. (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 3 oz. cream cheese (I use Philadelphia brand), softened at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- Colored sugars or other decorations for sprinkling (optional)
Directions
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Heat the oven to 350°F. With a stand mixer (use the paddle attachment) or a hand mixer, beat the butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a large bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes. Add the egg yolk and vanilla and beat again until blended. Add the flour and mix on low speed until blended.
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Fit a cookie press with a die plate. Scoop up about a quarter of the dough and, using a small amount of flour if needed, shape the dough into a log just narrower than the barrel of the cookie press. Slide the log into the cookie press and spritz the cookies directly onto ungreased baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Brush the tops with the beaten egg white and sprinkle with colored sugar if using. Repeat with the remaining dough.
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Bake until the cookies are just golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes (it’s best to bake one sheet at a time). Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet on a rack for 5 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool completely. Be sure the baking sheet is cool before spritzing more cookies.
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Store at room temperature or freeze in an airtight container, separating the cookie layers with waxed paper.