Lemon Cheese Spritz Cookies For Christmas - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 ounces butter, softened
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon lemon flavoring
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar in a mixer.
Add egg yolk and flavorings.
Beat until light.
Shake flour through a fine sieve with the salt.
Add this to butter mixture until blended well.
Force through a cookie press or spritz gun onto cookie sheets.
Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. UNDERbake these; do not let them brown.
Makes 6 dozen.