Ingredients
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1 cup unsalted butter
3 ounces cream cheese
1 large egg yolk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
colored crystal sugar, for decoration
Preparation
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Cream together butter and cream cheese until smooth.
Beat in egg yolk and extracts, then gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
Mix together the flour and salt, then slowly add flour mixture just until well blended.
Put dough in cookie press and make favorite shapes (wreath, tree, etc.).
Sprinkle with colored sugar and bake in 350-degree oven for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
Remove from oven and let set on baking sheet 3 minutes to set.
Cool on wire rack.
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