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      Title: Red Velvet Spritz Cookies
 Categories: Cookies, Snacks, Cheese, Chocolate
      Yield: 102 servings
 
      1 c  Butter; softened
      3 oz Cream cheese; softened
      1 c  Sugar
      1 ts Vanilla extract
      1 lg Egg; separated,
           - room temperature
      2 ts Red paste food coloring
    1/2 ts Peppermint extract
           - (optional)
  2 1/2 c  A-P flour
      1 tb Baking cocoa
      1 tb Water
           Nonpareils or sprinkles
 
  Oven @ 350°F/175°C.
  
  Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and
  fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg yolk, vanilla, food
  coloring and, if desired, extract. In another bowl,
  whisk flour and cocoa; gradually beat into creamed
  mixture.
  
  Using a cookie press fitted with a disk of your choice,
  press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. In
  a small bowl, mix egg white and water; brush over
  cookies. Decorate as desired with nonpareils or
  sprinkles. Bake until set, 10-12 minutes. Cool on pans 2
  minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool
  completely.
  
  Recipe by Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, Colorado
  
  RECIPE FROM: https://www.tasteofhome.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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