Name: Cream Cheese Spritz
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 cup shortening -; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened -; 1 cup sugar -; 1 large egg yolk, room temperature -; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract -; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon -; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest -; Green food coloring, decorator candies and colored sugar, optional -

Ingredients for - Cream Cheese Spritz

1. 1 cup shortening

2. 3 ounces cream cheese, softened

3. 1 cup sugar

4. 1 large egg yolk, room temperature

5. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

6. 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

7. 1/2 teaspoon salt

8. 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

9. 1 teaspoon grated orange zest

10. Green food coloring, decorator candies and colored sugar, optional

How to cook deliciously - Cream Cheese Spritz

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream shortening, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together flour, salt and cinnamon; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in orange zest. If desired, add food coloring.

2 . Stage

Using a cookie press fitted with a disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with candies and colored sugar as desired. Bake until set (do not brown), 9-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.