Sew Crafty Friday: Cookies!

My daughter's friend's daughter came over today and we made spritz cookies. I got to use my new cookie press that I bought on sale at Michael's a while back. It's a Wilton and really nice. My last one 'died' and I'm glad, because this one is so much nicer. Angelina, who is 8, had a ball helping me.

Hey, and don't forget to visit Shereen over at "Waiting for Him" for more Sew Crafty Friday fun!

Here is the recipe:

Spritz Cookies

(Makes about 7 dozen)

1 Cup butter, softened

1/2 C sugar

1/2 C packed brown sugar

1 egg

1/2 teaspoon almond extract (this really makes them taste good, but I suppose you could double the vanilla instead)

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/2 Cups flour

1/4 teaspoon baking soda.

1/4 teaspoon salt

Cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg and extracts.
Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.

Fill cookie press and press dough shapes 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Decorate with colored sugar.

Bake at 375 degrees for 6 minutes* or until edges just begin to brown.

Cool on wire racks.

Enjoy!

*6 minutes works in my oven but adjust time for yours.

Now, if you really want to make this easy, gather all your ingredients ahead of time. I put my dry ingredients in a large bag and put in two wrapped sticks of butter and an egg (unbroken--duh). I put my sugars in a smaller bag and put this inside the big bag. Then I clip my recipe to the bag. I did this 2 weeks ago. The only thing I left out was the extracts, until I made the dough.

Then, yesterday, I mixed it all together. That way, when my little friend came to visit, all we had to do was fill the cookie press and start having fun!