LEMON SUNFLOWER SPRITZ COOKIES
Yields: approximately 6 dozen cookies
 
INGREDIENTS
  • ¾ unsalted butter (1½ sticks), room temperature
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tablespoons lemon curd
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • yellow food coloring and chocolate jimmies for decorating
PREPARATION
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy.
  3. Add egg, lemon curd and vanilla extract, beating until smooth.
  4. Gradually add flour, beating until fully incorporated. Add a few drops of yellow food coloring at a time until desired color is reached.
  5. Put through cookie press onto cookie sheets and decorate with jimmies prior to baking.
  6. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes until edges are lightly browned.
Recipe by Bake Love Give at http://bakelovegive.com/lemon-sunflower-spritz-cookies/