Great Grandma's Swedish Spritz
Delicious Scandinavian cookies made with butter, sugar, and almond extract.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter (2 cups)
- white sugar (1 cup)
- egg yolks (2 )
- egg white (1 )
- almond extract (2 tablespoons)
- all-purpose flour (4.5 cups)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in sugar until noticeably lighter in color. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition before adding the next. Beat in egg white and almond extract. Beat in flour in small amounts; continue beating until fully incorporated.
- Press dough onto the prepared baking sheet using a cookie press.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition
(*Nutrition data is approximate and may vary depending on the brand and type of ingredients used.)
- kcal: 314
- fat: 19 g
- sats: 12 g
- carbs: 32 g
- fibre: 1 g
- protein: 4 g
- salt: 0 g