Spritz Cookies Iii

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup butter
• 2/3 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 3/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 72 red and green candied cherries, quartered

Recipe

• cream together butter and confectioner's sugar in bowl until light and fluffy, using electric mixer at medium speed. beat in egg, egg yolk and almond extract; blend well.
• gradually stir flour into creamed mixture, mixing well.
• fit flower crown design into cookie press. place 1/2 of the dough in cookie press at a time, forcing dough through press, about 1 inch apart, on ungreased baking sheets.
• place 1/4 of a red or green candied cherry in center of each. bake in 400 degrees f (200 degrees c) oven 7-10 minutes or until set but not browned. remove from baking sheets; cool on racks.