Cocoa Cherry Spritz Cookies

Chocolatl's Note:

If you don't have a cookie press, you can shape these with your hands.

• Total Time: 23 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 42

Yield: 3.5 dozen

• 1 cup butter , at room temperature
• ½ cup sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon cherry extract
• ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa
• 2 cups all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Beat butter until light and fluffy.
3. Add sugar and continue beating until blended.
4. Beat in egg yolks.
5. Beat in vanilla extract.
6. Beat in cherry extract.
7. Beat in cocoa.
8. Add flour and mix well.
9. Using cookie press, press cookies out onto an ungreased baking sheet.
10. Bake about 8 minutes, or until tops are dry but not browned.

Reviews

[AZPARZYCH]

These cookies were quick to whip up and had a light flavor. I didn't really taste the cherry that much so next time I would double it. I also sprinkled a little bit of sugar sprinkles on top for decoration and because there is not a lot of sugar in the cookies. Made for ZWT-7~THE HOT PINK LADIES.