cream cheese spritz

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1/3 cup white sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 40 mins


• preheat oven to 400 degrees f (200 degrees c).
• in a medium bowl, cream together shortening, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. beat in egg yolk, and lemon extract. combine flour and salt; gradually mix into the creamed mixture in three additions, mixing well after each. load dough into a cookie press, and press cookies an ungreased cookie sheet.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly golden. let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.