Name: Best Spritz Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 72
Ingredients: Butter, at room temperature - 1 cup; Packed brown sugar - 1 cup; White sugar - ⅓ cup; Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons; Egg yolks - 2; Cream cheese, cut into pieces - 3 ounces; Freshly grated nutmeg - ¾ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups; Colored decorating sugar, or as needed (Optional) - 2 tablespoons

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25 min.

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Ingredients for - Best Spritz Cookies

1. Butter, at room temperature - 1 cup

2. Packed brown sugar - 1 cup

3. White sugar - ⅓ cup

4. Vanilla extract - 2 teaspoons

5. Egg yolks - 2

6. Cream cheese, cut into pieces - 3 ounces

7. Freshly grated nutmeg - ¾ teaspoon

8. Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon

9. Salt - ¼ teaspoon

10. All-purpose flour - 2 ¼ cups

11. Colored decorating sugar, or as needed (Optional) - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Best Spritz Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

2. Stage

Combine butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, mixing for about 15 seconds after each yolk. Add cream cheese and mix until well combined. Mix in nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt; beat until completely mixed. Add flour and stir just until incorporated.

3. Stage

Fill a cookie press with dough and press out cookies, using your favorite shape, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining dough.