Cream Cheese Spritz Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
food coloring, if desired

Preparation

Cream shortening and cream cheese.
Gradually add sugar and mix well.
Beat in egg yolk and vanilla.
Sift flour with salt and cinnamon; gradually add to cream mixture.
Add food coloring if desired.
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Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes.
Cool before removing from baking dish.