Try-it Tuesdays Spritzgebäck

I remember piping these cookies out as a kid and trying to spell my name. They are traditionally a Christmas Cookie but are fun any time of the year.

These cookies are made by pressing dough through a piping bag to create fun forms. They are delicate, crispy, and have a wonderful buttery taste. You can garnish them with fruit, dip them in chocolate, or even sprinkle with decorating sugars, etc.

Spritzgebäck

1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
3 whole eggs
1/4 Tbsp. vanilla extract

grated rind from 1/2 lemon
1 1/2 cups ground almonds or hazelnuts
3 cups flour

Cream butter and gradually add sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time. Add the vanilla or lemon rind. Beat well, while gradually adding the nuts and flour. Knead the dough briefly.

To form the cookies, use a piping bag or cookie press. Press the dough through the bag or press onto a baking sheet 1 inch apart in the form of dics, rings, sticks, or S-shapes.

Bake at 375°F for 10 minutes or until light brown. Cool on a wire rack.