Butter-Spritz Cookies

Posted in: Great Gatherings
Tags: baking, cookie dough, cookies

Ingredients

3 1/2 sticks of Unsalted Butter
1 cup of Powdered Sugar
Splash of Vanilla Extract
2 Eggs
3 3/4 cup of All-Purpose Flour

Preheat oven to 375* F.

Prepare pastry (piping) bag with a medium-sized (9mm) star tip or "French-style" star tip; set aside until needed.

Cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla extract.

Add in eggs - one at a time, allowing mixture to combine before adding next egg.

Tip: Frequently scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula to keep mixture smooth.

Sift flour and add flour to mixture. Carefully pulse machine on/off to allow ingrediants to slowly combine. Mix just enough to make a smooth dough once all ingrediants have been incorporated.

Partially fill the pastry bag with cookie dough and pipe out rosette-shaped cookies approximately 1 1/2" in diameter on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper.

Optional: Top with sprinkles, colored sugar, M&M's.

Bake at 375 degrees for 8-12 minutes or until edges turn golden brown.