Description
These are a Christmas tradition in our family. A Christmas without “green” cookies is no Christmas at all!
Ingredients
1 c. shortening
3/4 c. granulated sugar
1 egg
2-1/4 c. sifted all purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
Dash salt
2-3 tsp almond extract
Green or Red food coloring
Non perils for decoration
Instructions
Cream shortening, add sugar gradually.
Add egg and beat well.
Add dry ingredients and extract.
Put batter in cookie press and press cookies onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Decorate with non peril sprinkles.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 minutes.
The bottoms should be slightly browned, but be careful and watch them while baking as they can get too brown really quick.
Notes
There are various shapes you can press with the cookie press. All of them take the same amount of time to bake.
Make sure you put enough food coloring in! The cookies after baking lighten considerably, so make darker when mixing so they retain their color.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Cookies
Keywords: spritz cookies, cookie press, almond cookies, christmas cookies,