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Swedish Spritzs

By: Gertrude Ramsey 
"This was a cookie we always had at Christmas to celebrate a Swedish tradition."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 2.1 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (11)

What to Drink?
Wine Port
Cocktail White Russian
Hot Non-Alcoholic Gingerbread Latte
 

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen
 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Directions

  1. Combine butter or margarine, sugar, egg, almond extract, and salt. Cream together well. Add 1 1/4 cup sifted flour. Mix thoroughly.
  2. Place dough in cookie press, and make long strips. Place on cookie sheet that has been lightly sprayed with oil.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) . Check at eight minutes. It will take at least ten minutes to cook. Bake until slightly brown. Cut into two or three inch cookies as soon as taken from the oven. If baked on an air bake cookie sheet, cooking will take a few minutes longer.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 255 | Total Fat: 15.9g | Cholesterol: 58mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2002 by DLHERRING   view full review
The flavor is great but the dough wasn't stiff enough to extrude properly thru the spritz...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2007 by Kate   view full review
I liked the TASTE of these cookies, but when I took them out of the oven, all the cookies...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2002 by ELMOSS   view full review
A good spritz cookie
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2007 by bobbie   view full review
I made the dough to take to my granddaughter to use with her cookie press. It stuck to the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2005 by pamjc   view full review
Dough not nearly stiff enough...when you put cookies in oven to bake they just melt right off...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by Dale Susan   view full review
I think there is an error in the amount of flour to add.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2010 by Judy   view full review
I always make these cookies. But I use 2 C flour. That seems to work for me
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2010 by jdprokop   view full review
They looked great BEFORE we cooked them, but when we got up from the couch to check them, they...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 7, 2009 by leo   view full review
Recipe is wrong!! it should have FOUR cups of flower! and not to mention 1tsp. of baking powder!!!
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 2.1 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2008 by Gaileespaz   view full review
Can you give NO stars? Seriously... they melted over the cookie sheet like pancake batter....

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