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a gingerbread bar

Grandma's Favorite Christmas Cookie Recipes
 
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brass shoe with flowers

Traditional Spritz Cookies

 Gnome shoe with flowers
table top
 
1 1/2 C. butter (3 sticks), softened
4 C. flour
1 C. sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla		 1/2 tsp. almond flavoring
1 egg
2 T. milk
OPTIONAL:Food coloring, colored sugar or chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 400°. F.
Cream butter and sugar till fluffy;
Add flavorings, egg, and milk and stir till well mixed.
If you wish to color the dough, add color now and mix well.
Sift or mix flour and baking powder together, then add to dough
(this is more easily done in two or three parts)
Mix with hands if necessary. (Dough will be very stiff).
Push dough into spritzer gun and press shapes onto ungreased cookie sheet.
You can press decorations into the cookies before baking.
Bake at 400° F. for 6 minutes, NO LONGER!

 
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