OMBRE ROSE CREAM CHEESE SPRITZ COOKIES
Yields: approximately 72 cookies
 
INGREDIENTS
  • 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon Princess Cake & Cookie Emulsion (or pure vanilla extract)
  • 2½ cups of flour
  • food coloring (I used Americolor burgundy gel coloring)
  • sanding sugar
PREPARATION
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together cream cheese and butter until smooth.
  3. Add sugar, salt, egg yolk and Princess Cake & Cookie Emulsion and mix on medium high speed until light and fluffy.
  4. Add flour ½ cup at a time, mixing between additions to fully incorporate.
  5. Place approximately ½ cup dough into cookie press and press onto cookie sheets.
  6. Return scraps to bowl and add 1 drop food coloring mixing well to combine. Press another ½ cup of dough onto cookie sheets and repeat process until all dough has been used.
  7. If dough gets too sticky as food coloring is added, add 1 tablespoon of flour and mix well.
  8. Sprinkle cookies with sanding sugar and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 10-12 minutes until bottoms are lightly browned.
  9. Allow to cool completely before storing in an airtight container for up to one week.
Recipe by Bake Love Give at https://bakelovegive.com/mothers-day-ombre-rose-cream-cheese-spritz-cookies/