Basic Spritz Cookie

Basic Spritz Cookie

1/2 cup Crisco

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 1/4 cup flour, sifted

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking powder

Sift dry ingredients together, set aside. Cream Crisco, butter, and sugar well.

Beat in egg and vanilla.

Gradually blend in dry ingredients.

Fill cookie press and form cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.

Bake at 375^oF for 10-12 minutes. 

Do not overcook - edges should be just barely turning light brown at the most. 

(I don't like mine brown)

Yields 60-72 cookies (depending on the size of the cookie press)

Dough can be colored after it is all mixed together - I just add drops into the mixing bowl and mix it in.