Orange Spritz Cookies

By janriff924

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon orange extract or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• colored crystal sugar

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, cream butter, cream cheese and brown sugar. Beat in orage peel and extract. Combine flour and salt. Gradually add to creamed mixture. Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle them with colored sugar. 7 Bake at 375; for 6-9 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 2 minutes. before removing to wire racks.