Almond Spritz Cookies
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- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup almond paste* (about 1/3 of an 8-ounce can),
crumbled
- 4 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- Small multi-colored decorative candies and/or colored
sugar (optional)
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- In a large bowl, beat butter, shortening, sugar and almond
paste with electric mixer on low speed until well combined.
Add egg whites, vanilla and salt; beat until fluffy. Beat
in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Stir
in any remaining flour with a spoon.
- Drop dough by small spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Flatten slightly. (Or, force unchilled dough through cookie
press onto an ungreased cookie sheet.) Sprinkle with some
colored decorative candies and/or sugar, if you like.
- Bake cookies in a 350° F oven for 8 to 10 minutes
or until edges are firm, but not brown. Remove cookies and
cool on a wire rack.
Note: For best results, use an almond paste made
without syrup or liquid glucose.
Makes about 96 cookies.
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