German Spritz With Variations - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter or 1 cup firm margarine, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 cups all-purpose flour
sugar
candy sprinkles
colored crystal sugar
red glazed cherries
green glazed cherries

Preparation

Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl. Beat in eggs 1 at a time. Add vanilla and salt. Beat.
Add flour. Work into batter. Fill cookie press and press your choice of design onto ungreased cookie sheet. Decorate. Bake in 400 f. oven for 10 to 12 minutes until set and edges are showing a hint of brown. Makes 6 to 7 dozen.
CHOCOLATE SPRITZ: Exchange 6 tablespoons of flour with 6 tablespoons cocoa.
ORANGE SPRITZ: Add 2 teaspoons finely grated orange rind and 1/2 teaspoons orange flavoring.
CHOCOLATE ORANGE SPRITZ: Exchange 6 Tablespoons flour with an equal amount of cocoa. Add 2 teaspoons orange flavoring.
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