These cookies are a family tradition every Christmas in my family, especially in tree or wreath form! The cream cheese gives regular spritz cookies a nice little boost.
Ingredients
- butter, at room temperature: 1 cup
- cream cheese, at room temperature: 1 pack (3 ounce pack)
- white sugar: 0.5 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
- drops green food coloring: 8 piece (or as desired, optional)
- all-purpose flour: 2 cups
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
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Cream butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer; add sugar and beat well. Mix in vanilla extract and food coloring. Slowly add flour and mix well to combine.
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Fill a cookie press with dough and form cookies onto ungreased cookie sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until edges are set, 8 to 10 minutes, making sure to remove at the first hint of browning.
