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 -

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Cooking:

15 min.

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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.