SPRITZ COOKIES FOOD NETWORK RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Using electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in large bowl. Add egg, milk, vanilla and almond extract; beat well.
• Stir together flour and baking powder; gradually add to butter mixture. Stir just until smooth dough forms. Do not chill.
• Place dough into cookie press and press cookies onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until lightly browned around edges, about 10 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool.

Steps:

• Bring all ingredients to room temperature.
• Beat the butter and lemon zest with an electric mixer at medium speed until smooth, about 30 seconds. Slowly beat in the egg yolk and cream.
• Whisk the flour, pecorino, 1/4 cup of the Parmesan, sugar, rosemary, salt, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Gradually add the flour mixture into the butter mixture while mixing slowly. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat on medium speed to make a slightly sticky dough.
• Fill the cookie press with the dough. Assemble the press with the desired disk shape (see cook's note), and press cookies onto ungreased baking sheets. Leave about one inch between cookies. Sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup Parmesan and refrigerate cookies for 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Bake cookies, rotating pan halfway through, until golden, the cheese browns a bit, and the cookies smell nutty, about 20 to 25 minutes. Briefly cool the cookies on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool. Serve or store in a tightly sealed container for up to 1 month.