Swedish Spritz (Spritskransar) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup butter
1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 cup blanched almond, ground fine
2 cups sifted flour

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar very well.
Add egg yolk and extract.
Stir in almonds and flour a little at a time until dough is smooth and not too firm.
Shape with a cookie press into rings or \"S\" shapes on buttered cookie sheets.
Bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes till golden yellow in color.
Let cookies cool on sheet.