Cookbook:Spritzgeback (German Spritz Butter Cookies)

Spritzgebäck is a type of German cookie.

Ingredients

 * 1 cup butter
 * ⅔ cup confectioners' sugar
 * 1 egg
 * 1 egg yolk
 * 1 tsp almond, vanilla, or lemon extract
 * 2 ¼ cups unbleached unsifted flour
 * ¼ tsp salt
 * ½ tsp baking powder

Procedure

 * 1) Beat butter and sugar until light.
 * 2) Beat in egg, egg yolk and extract.
 * 3) Sift flour, salt, and baking powder together; gradually add flour mixture to eggs.
 * 4) Chill dough for ½ hour.
 * 5) Press ¼ of the dough into a cookie press.
 * 6) Keep remaining dough chilled.
 * 7) Shape cookies onto a greased baking sheet.
 * 8) Bake in oven at  for 7–10 minutes or until done.
 * 9) Cool on wire racks and store in airtight tins.