Ingredients:
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 5 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract (or ¼ teaspoon almond extract if you prefer)
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- Gel food coloring optional
- Sprinkles to garnish (optional)
Directions:
• Preheat oven to 400º F.
• In a large bowl, beat with an electric mixer butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, for about 5 minutes. Beat in vanilla extract (or any other flavoring that you like). Add the flour and cornstarch and stir together until just barely combined. If needed, use your hand to bring the dough together.
• If you want to tint part of the cookies dough this is the time to do it. Divide the dough, add 1-2 drop of gel food coloring; stir until well combined.
• Using a cookie press fitted with a disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. You will need to hold the cookie press perpendicular to the baking sheet and press out the cookies. NOTE: you might need to press twice in order to the cookie to form and stick to the baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with sprinkles, to garnish, if desired.
• Bake until set, 10 minutes, or until very lightly browned on the edges. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 3-5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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