Spritz Recipe
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1 1/3 cups butter, softened
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 egg yolk
- In large bowl, mix all ingredients at medium speed until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate for about one hour.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Use part of dough at a time, keeping the rest refrigerated.
- Using a cookie press fitted with a bar-plate tip, press dough in long strips, about one inch apart down the length of the cookie sheets.
- With a sharp knife, cut each strip into 2 1/2 inch pieces. Leave pieces in place. Bake 8 minutes or until light golden. Do not to overbake.
- Remove from oven and immediately cut again between cookies to separate any cookies which are still joined together.
- Move cookies to wire rack, and allow cookies to cool completely. Store tightly covered.
