Spritz Blossoms

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Spritz Blossoms

These dainty cookies, decorated with powdered sugar icing and silver dragees, are always a hit at parties -- and they make beautiful gifts.

Makes: 80 cookies

Prep: 40 minutes
Bake: 7 minutes/batch

Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 recipe Powdered Sugar Icing
• Coarse sugar; silver dragees

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In large bowl beat butter on medium to high speed 30 seconds. Add brown sugar and baking powder; beat until combined, scraping sides of bowl. Beat in egg, vanilla, and extract until combined. Beat in as much flour as you can; stir in remaining flour.

2. Push dough through cookie press onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to wire rack to cool.

3. Brush with Powdered Sugar Icing; sprinkle with sugar. Place a dragee in center. Dry 30 minutes on waxed paper. Makes 80 cookies.

4. Store in airtight container in single layer at room temperature up to 3 days. Freeze up to 3 months.

Note: Nutrition facts are given per cookie.

Nutrition Facts

• Servings Per Recipe 80 cookies
• Calories 72,
• Total Fat (g) 3,
• Saturated Fat (g) 2,
• Monounsaturated Fat (g) 1,
• Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0,
• Cholesterol (mg) 11,
• Sodium (mg) 28,
• Carbohydrate (g) 10,
• Total Sugar (g) 6,
• Fiber (g) 0,
• Protein (g) 0,
• Vitamin C (DV%) 0,
• Calcium (DV%) 1,
• Iron (DV%) 2,
• Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet